FreeBSD : mod_perl -- remote DoS in PATH_INFO parsing (ef2ffb03-f2b0-11db-ad25-0010b5a0a860)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25103

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Mandriva reports :

PerlRun.pm in Apache mod_perl 1.29 and earlier, and RegistryCooker.pm in mod_perl 2.x, does not properly escape PATH_INFO before use in a regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted URI.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:083

http://www.nessus.org/u?975f4f2a

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25103

File Name: freebsd_pkg_ef2ffb03f2b011dbad250010b5a0a860.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 4/30/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mod_perl, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mod_perl2, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 4/24/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/29/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1349

CWE: 399

Secunia: 24839