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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200807-06.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200807-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4c8f81534f99 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200807-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200807-06"> + <title>Apache: Denial of service</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache might lead to a Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">apache</product> + <announced>2008-07-09</announced> + <revised count="01">2008-07-09</revised> + <bug>222643</bug> + <bug>227111</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-servers/apache" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.2.9</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.2.9</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The Apache HTTP server is one of the most popular web servers on the + Internet. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + Dustin Kirkland reported that the mod_ssl module can leak memory when + the client reports support for a compression algorithm (CVE-2008-1678). + </li> + <li> + Ryujiro Shibuya reported that the ap_proxy_http_process_response() + function in the mod_proxy module does not limit the number of forwarded + interim responses (CVE-2008-2364). + </li> + <li> + sp3x of SecurityReason reported a Cross-Site Request Forgery + vulnerability in the balancer-manager in the mod_proxy_balancer module + (CVE-2007-6420). + </li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by connecting to + an Apache httpd, by causing an Apache proxy server to connect to a + malicious server, or by enticing a balancer administrator to connect to + a specially-crafted URL, resulting in a Denial of Service of the Apache + daemon. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Apache users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/apache-2.2.9"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6420">CVE-2007-6420</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1678">CVE-2008-1678</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2364">CVE-2008-2364</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-06-14T10:47:39Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-06-16T23:51:04Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-06-16T23:51:13Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |