An Apache 2 security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200409-21
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Apache 2, mod_dav: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 16, 2004
Bugs: #62626, #63948, #64145
ID: 200409-21

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Synopsis
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Several vulnerabilities have been found in Apache 2 and mod_dav for Apache 1.3 which could allow a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service or a local user to get escalated privileges.



Background
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The Apache HTTP server is one of most popular web servers on the internet. mod_ssl provides SSL v2/v3 and TLS v1 support for it and mod_dav is the Apache module for Distributed Authoring and Versioning (DAV).

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-www/apache < 2.0.51 >= 2.0.51
< 2.0
2 net-www/mod_dav = 1.0.3-r2
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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A potential infinite loop has been found in the input filter of mod_ssl (CAN-2004-0748) as well as a possible segmentation fault in the char_buffer_read function if reverse proxying to a SSL server is being used (CAN-2004-0751). Furthermore, mod_dav, as shipped in Apache httpd 2 or mod_dav 1.0.x for Apache 1.3, contains a NULL pointer dereference which can be triggered remotely (CAN-2004-0809). The third issue is an input validation error found in the IPv6 URI parsing routines within the apr-util library (CAN-2004-0786). Additionally a possible buffer overflow has been reported when expanding environment variables during the parsing of configuration files (CAN-2004-0747).

Impact
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A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service either by aborting a SSL connection in a special way, resulting in CPU consumption, by exploiting the segmentation fault in mod_ssl or the mod_dav flaw. A remote attacker could also crash a httpd child process by sending a specially crafted URI. The last vulnerabilty could be used by a local user to gain the privileges of a httpd child, if the server parses a carefully prepared .htaccess file.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Apache 2 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv ">=net-www/apache-2.0.51"
# emerge ">=net-www/apache-2.0.51"

All mod_dav users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv ">=net-www/mod_dav-1.0.3-r2"
# emerge ">=net-www/mod_dav-1.0.3-r2"

References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2004-0747
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0747
[ 2 ] CAN-2004-0748
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0748
[ 3 ] CAN-2004-0751
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0751
[ 4 ] CAN-2004-0786
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0786
[ 5 ] CAN-2004-0809
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0809

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-21.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0