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Debian DSA-558-1 : libapache-mod-dav - NULL pointer dereference

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15656

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Julian Reschke reported a problem in mod_dav of Apache 2 in connection with a NULL pointer dereference. When running in a threaded model, especially with Apache 2, a segmentation fault can take out a whole process and hence create a denial of service for the whole server.

Solution

Upgrade the mod_dav packages.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.3-3.1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-558

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15656

File Name: debian_DSA-558.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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:debian:debian_linux:libapache-mod-dav, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0809

DSA: 558