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Oracle Linux 6 : httpd24-httpd (ELSA-2014-1972)

high Nessus Plugin ID 181022

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2014-1972 advisory.

 - The mod_headers module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.22 allows remote attackers to bypass RequestHeader unset directives by placing a header in the trailer portion of data sent with chunked transfer coding.
 NOTE: the vendor states this is not a security issue in httpd as such. (CVE-2013-5704)

 - The cache_merge_headers_out function in modules/cache/cache_util.c in the mod_cache module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty HTTP Content-Type header. (CVE-2014-3581)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1972.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 181022

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-1972.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/7/2023

Updated: 9/7/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-5704

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-3581

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-httpd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-httpd-manual, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-mod_ldap, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-mod_proxy_html, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-mod_session, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd24-mod_ssl

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/4/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/19/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-5704, CVE-2014-3581