openSUSE Security Update : apache2 (apache2-1419)
high Nessus Plugin ID 42248
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update of the Apache webserver fixes various security issues :- the option IncludesNOEXEC could be bypassed via .htaccess (CVE-2009-1195)
- mod_proxy could run into an infinite loop when used as reverse proxy (CVE-2009-1890)
- mod_deflate continued to compress large files even after a network connection was closed, causing mod_deflate to consume large amounts of CPU (CVE-2009-1891)
- The ap_proxy_ftp_handler function in modules/proxy/proxy_ftp.c in the mod_proxy_ftp module allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and child process crash) via a malformed reply to an EPSV command. (CVE-2009-3094)
- access restriction bypass in mod_proxy_ftp module (CVE-2009-3095)
Solution
Update the affected apache2 packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512583
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=513080
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519194
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=521906
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 42248
File Name: suse_11_1_apache2-091020.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 10/26/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-example-pages, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-prefork, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-utils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-worker, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/28/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1195, CVE-2009-1890, CVE-2009-1891, CVE-2009-3094, CVE-2009-3095