SuSE 11 Security Update : Apache 2 (SAT Patch Number 1417)

High Nessus Plugin ID 42252

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VPR Score: 6.7

Synopsis

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

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

Apply SAT patch number 1417.

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

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=538322

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=539571

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1195.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1890.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1891.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3094.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3095.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 42252

File Name: suse_11_apache2-091020.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2009/10/26

Updated: 2021/01/14

Dependencies: 12634

Risk Information

Risk Factor: High

VPR Score: 6.7

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 7.5

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2009/10/20

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1195, CVE-2009-1890, CVE-2009-1891, CVE-2009-3094, CVE-2009-3095

CWE: 16, 119, 189, 264, 399