A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Apache 2.0: Denial of Service vulnerability. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-15
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
http://security.gentoo.org/
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Severity: Normal
Title: Apache 2.0: Denial of Service vulnerability
Date: August 25, 2005
Bugs: #102991
ID: 200508-15
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Synopsis
========
A bug in Apache may allow a remote attacker to perform a Denial of
Service attack.
Background
==========
The Apache HTTP Server Project is a featureful, freely-available HTTP
(Web) server.
Affected packages
=================
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 net-www/apache < 2.0.54-r9 >= 2.0.54-r9
< 2.0
Description
===========
Filip Sneppe discovered that Apache improperly handles byterange
requests to CGI scripts.
Impact
======
A remote attacker may access vulnerable scripts in a malicious way,
exhausting all RAM and swap space on the server, resulting in a Denial
of Service of the Apache server.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All apache users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-www/apache-2.0.54-r9"
References
==========
[ 1 ] ASF Bugzilla Bug 29962
http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id)962
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200508-15.xml
Concerns?
=========
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
=======
Copyright 2005 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/2.0
