Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : apache2 (MDKSA-2003:050)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14034
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Synopsis

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

Description

A memory leak was discovered in Apache 2.0 through 2.0.44 that can allow a remote attacker to cause a significant denial of service (DoS) by sending requests containing a lot of linefeed characters to the server.

As well, Apache does not filter terminal escape sequences from its log files, which could make it easy for an attacker to insert those sequences into the error and access logs, which could possibly be viewed by certain terminal emulators with vulnerabilities related to escape sequences.

After upgrading these packages, be sure to restart the httpd server by executing :

service httpd restart

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14034

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2003-050.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache2-common, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache2-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache2-manual, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache2-mod_dav, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache2-mod_ldap, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache2-mod_ssl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache2-modules, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:apache2-source, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libapr0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/22/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0020, CVE-2003-0083, CVE-2003-0132

MDKSA: 2003:050