gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-200310-03.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200310-03">
  <title>Apache: multiple buffer overflows</title>
  <synopsis>
    Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in mod_alias and mod_rewrite can allow
    execution of arbitrary code and cause a denial of service.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">Apache</product>
  <announced>2003-10-28</announced>
  <revised count="02">2007-12-30</revised>
  <bug>32194</bug>
  <access>local</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="www-servers/apache" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.3.29</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.29</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 stack-based buffer overflows in mod_alias and mod_rewrite allow
    attackers who can create or edit configuration files including .htaccess
    files, to cause a denial of service and execute arbitrary code via a regular
    expression containing more than 9 captures.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    An attacker may cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with the
    privileges of the user that is running apache.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time, other than to disable both
    mod_alias and mod_rewrite.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running
    net-misc/apache 1.x upgrade:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge sync
    # emerge -pv apache
    # emerge '&gt;=www-servers/apache-1.3.29'
    # emerge clean
    # /etc/init.d/apache restart</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0542">CAN-2003-0542 (under review at time of GLSA)</uri>
  </references>
</glsa>