SuSE 11.2 Security Update : Apache (SAT Patch Number 7570)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 65907

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Apache2 has been updated to fix multiple XSS flaws.

- Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the balancer_handler function in the manager interface in mod_proxy_balancer.c in the mod_proxy_balancer module in the Apache HTTP Server potentially allowed remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string. (CVE-2012-4558)

- Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Apache HTTP Server allowed remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving hostnames and URIs in the (1) mod_imagemap, (2) mod_info, (3) mod_ldap, (4) mod_proxy_ftp, and (5) mod_status modules. (CVE-2012-3499)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 7570.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=806458

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807152

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3499.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4558.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 65907

File Name: suse_11_apache2-130327.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/10/2013

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:apache2, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:apache2-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:apache2-example-pages, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:apache2-prefork, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:apache2-utils, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:apache2-worker, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3499, CVE-2012-4558