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gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-200608-01.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200608-01">
<title>Apache: Off-by-one flaw in mod_rewrite</title>
<synopsis>
A flaw in mod_rewrite could result in a Denial of Service or the execution
of arbitrary code.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">apache</product>
<announced>August 01, 2006</announced>
<revised>December 30, 2007: 02</revised>
<bug>141986</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="www-servers/apache" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="rge">1.3.34-r14</unaffected>
<unaffected range="rge">1.3.37</unaffected>
<unaffected range="ge">2.0.58-r2</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">2.0.58-r2</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>
The Apache HTTP server is one of the most popular web servers on the
Internet. The Apache module mod_rewrite provides a rule-based engine to
rewrite requested URLs on the fly.
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>
An off-by-one flaw has been found in Apache's mod_rewrite module by
Mark Dowd of McAfee Avert Labs. This flaw is exploitable depending on
the types of rewrite rules being used.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="high">
<p>
A remote attacker could exploit the flaw to cause a Denial of Service
or execution of arbitrary code. Note that Gentoo Linux is not
vulnerable in the default configuration.
</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</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3747">CVE-2006-3747</uri>
<uri link="http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.0.html">Apache HTTP Server 2.0 Announcement</uri>
<uri link="http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement1.3.html">Apache HTTP Server 1.3 Announcement</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:10:33 +0000">
vorlon078
</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:10:22 +0000">
vorlon078
</metadata>
<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 29 Jul 2006 21:48:21 +0000">
vorlon078
</metadata>
</glsa>