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RedHat: Moderate: httpd security update Print E-mail
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Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
RedHat Linux Updated Apache httpd packages that correct two security issues are now available for Red Hat Application Stack. A flaw was found in the Apache HTTP Server mod_status module. On sites where the server-status page is publicly accessible and ExtendedStatus is enabled, this flaw could lead to a cross-site scripting attack. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: httpd security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2007:0557-01
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0557.html
Issue date:        2007-07-13
Updated on:        2007-07-13
Product:           Red Hat Application Stack
CVE Names:         CVE-2006-5752 CVE-2007-1863 CVE-2007-3304 
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1. Summary:

Updated Apache httpd packages that correct two security issues are now
available for Red Hat Application Stack.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) - i386, x86_64

3. Problem description:

The Apache HTTP Server is a popular Web server.

A flaw was found in the Apache HTTP Server mod_status module. On sites
where the server-status page is publicly accessible and ExtendedStatus is
enabled, this flaw could lead to a cross-site scripting attack. On Red Hat
Enterprise Linux, the server-status page is not enabled by default and it
is best practice to not make this publicly available. (CVE-2006-5752)

A bug was found in the Apache HTTP Server mod_cache module. On sites where
caching is enabled, a remote attacker could send a carefully crafted
request that would cause the Apache child process handling that request to
crash. This could lead to a denial of service if using a threaded
Multi-Processing Module. (CVE-2007-1863)

The Apache HTTP Server did not verify that a process was an Apache child
process before sending it signals. A local attacker with the ability to run
scripts on the Apache HTTP Server could manipulate the scoreboard and cause
arbitrary processes to be terminated which could lead to a denial of
service. (CVE-2007-3304).

Users of httpd should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
backported patches to correct these issues. Users should restart Apache
after installing this update.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.  

This update is available via Red Hat Network.  Details on how to use 
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

244658 - CVE-2007-1863 httpd mod_cache segfault
245112 - CVE-2006-5752 httpd mod_status XSS

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4):

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/RHWAS/SRPMS/httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.src.rpm
ba3642a4c124090b5e7ea8a90294fa23  httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.src.rpm

i386:
44e247bfcdceaaa6e59009925d13129d  httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.i386.rpm
a4bbcf0b9e6f5649942347d5fb4f41ab  httpd-debuginfo-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.i386.rpm
486ef1d5da37f178eedea70abd82a4f5  httpd-devel-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.i386.rpm
33389202046b9651e3a35da1bc0091d9  httpd-manual-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.i386.rpm
beae81006d90d0187e31275030051a73  mod_ssl-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.i386.rpm

x86_64:
b78c01f55bdecc83ed40084eae41e5f3  httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.x86_64.rpm
389b87bb05f5cde1141297a309676a20  httpd-debuginfo-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.x86_64.rpm
2968024dee972275e73da19815030cc5  httpd-devel-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.x86_64.rpm
405428ee9039e797350cbbca2dfbd6fb  httpd-manual-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.x86_64.rpm
a1a9fbe7e8e4ec4082b47320a520091f  mod_ssl-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4):

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/RHWAS/SRPMS/httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.src.rpm
ba3642a4c124090b5e7ea8a90294fa23  httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.src.rpm

i386:
44e247bfcdceaaa6e59009925d13129d  httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.i386.rpm
a4bbcf0b9e6f5649942347d5fb4f41ab  httpd-debuginfo-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.i386.rpm
486ef1d5da37f178eedea70abd82a4f5  httpd-devel-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.i386.rpm
33389202046b9651e3a35da1bc0091d9  httpd-manual-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.i386.rpm
beae81006d90d0187e31275030051a73  mod_ssl-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.i386.rpm

x86_64:
b78c01f55bdecc83ed40084eae41e5f3  httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.x86_64.rpm
389b87bb05f5cde1141297a309676a20  httpd-debuginfo-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.x86_64.rpm
2968024dee972275e73da19815030cc5  httpd-devel-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.x86_64.rpm
405428ee9039e797350cbbca2dfbd6fb  httpd-manual-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.x86_64.rpm
a1a9fbe7e8e4ec4082b47320a520091f  mod_ssl-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5752
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1863
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3304
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
 
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