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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200411-03">
<title>Apache 1.3: Buffer overflow vulnerability in mod_include</title>
<synopsis>
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in mod_include which could possibly
allow a local attacker to gain escalated privileges.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">apache</product>
<announced>November 02, 2004</announced>
<revised>December 30, 2007: 02</revised>
<bug>68564</bug>
<access>local</access>
<affected>
<package name="www-servers/apache" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">1.3.32-r1</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">1.3.32-r1</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>
The Apache HTTP server is one of the most popular web servers on the
internet. mod_include is an Apache module to handle Server Side Includes
(SSI).
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>
A possible buffer overflow exists in the get_tag() function of
mod_include.c.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="normal">
<p>
If Server Side Includes (SSI) are enabled, a local attacker may be able to
run arbitrary code with the rights of an httpd child process by making use
of a specially-crafted document with malformed SSI.
</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-1.3.32-r1"</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0940">CAN-2004-0940</uri>
<uri link="http://www.apacheweek.com/features/security-13">Security vulnerabilities in Apache httpd 1.3</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 27 Oct 2004 10:11:41 +0000">
koon
</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:38:27 +0000">
vorlon078
</metadata>
<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 2 Nov 2004 11:16:30 +0000">
vorlon078
</metadata>
</glsa>