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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200411-03
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Apache 1.3: Buffer overflow vulnerability in mod_include
      Date: November 02, 2004
      Bugs: #68564
        ID: 200411-03

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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in mod_include which could
possibly allow a local attacker to gain escalated privileges.

Background
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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).

Affected packages
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     Package         /   Vulnerable   /                     Unaffected
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  1  net-www/apache      < 1.3.32-r1                      >= 1.3.32-r1

Description
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A possible buffer overflow exists in the get_tag() function of
mod_include.c.

Impact
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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.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Apache users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-www/apache-1.3.32-r1"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2004-0940
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0940
  [ 2 ] Security vulnerabilities in Apache httpd 1.3
        https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_13.html

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200411-03

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org/.

License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0/