| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to apache
announced via advisory MDKSA-2002:039-2.
[ Please note that this advisory supersedes the previous MDKSA-2002:039
and MDKSA-2002:039-1 advisories. ]
MandrakeSoft is urging all users of Mandrake Linux to update their
Apache installations immediately. What was previously thought to have
been a DoS-only condition has now been proven to be more than that
exploitable conditions have been discovered on both 32bit and 64bit
platforms. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to
the execution of arbitary code on the server running a vulnerable
Apache with the permissions of the web server child process (on
Mandrake Linux this is the user apache). This can be used to exploit
other vulnerabilities that are unrelated to Apache on the local system,
and potentially allow the intruder root access.
Thanks to Gobbles for proving that this exploitable condition exists.
Because there are known exploits in the wild for some platforms, this
update should be considered essential and should be performed
immediately.
All versions of Apache prior to 1.3.26 and 2.0.37 are vulnerable to
this problem. MandrakeSoft has provided patched versions of Apache to
correct this vulnerability.
Also please note that these packages are no different than those
provided in MDKSA-2002:039-1 so if you have already updated, there are
no new packages to upgrade.
Affected versions: 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, Corporate Server 1.0.1,
Single Network Firewall 7.2
Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2002:039-2
http://httpd.apache.org/info/security_bulletin_20020620.txt
http://online.securityfocus.com/news/493
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-0392
Risk factor : High
CVSS Score:
7.5
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