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Amazon Linux AMI : httpd (ALAS-2014-331)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 78274
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
It was found that the mod_dav module did not correctly strip leading white space from certain elements in a parsed XML. In certain httpd configurations that use the mod_dav module (for example when using the mod_dav_svn module), a remote attacker could send a specially crafted DAV request that would cause the httpd child process to crash or, possibly, allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the 'apache' user. (CVE-2013-6438)A buffer over-read flaw was found in the httpd mod_log_config module.
In configurations where cookie logging is enabled, a remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the httpd child process via an HTTP request with a malformed cookie header. (CVE-2014-0098)
Solution
Run 'yum update httpd' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 78274
File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-331.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 10/12/2014
Updated: 4/18/2018
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_ssl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-manual
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 4/25/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-6438, CVE-2014-0098