RHEL 2.1 : mod_perl (RHSA-2007:0486)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25539

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated mod_perl packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Mod_perl incorporates a Perl interpreter into the Apache web server, so that the Apache HTTP server can directly execute Perl code.

The Apache::PerlRun module was found to not properly escape PATH_INFO before being used in a regular expression. If a server is configured to use Apache::PerlRun, an attacker could request a carefully crafted URI causing resource consumption, which could lead to a denial of service (CVE-2007-1349).

Users of mod_perl should update to these erratum packages which contain a backported fix to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected mod_perl package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-1349

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0486

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25539

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0486.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/18/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_perl, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/29/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1349

BID: 23192

CWE: 399

RHSA: 2007:0486