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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : apache (MDKSA-2004:065)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 14164

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability was found by George Guninski in Apache's mod_proxy module, which can be exploited by a remote user to potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of an httpd child process (user apache). This can only be exploited, however, if mod_proxy is actually in use.

It is recommended that you stop Apache prior to updating and then restart it again once the update is complete ('service httpd stop' and 'service httpd start' respectively).

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.guninski.com/modproxy1.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 14164

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2004-065.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-modules, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache-source, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/29/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0492

MDKSA: 2004:065