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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50751
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2003:096 (apache2)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to apache2
announced via advisory MDKSA-2003:096.

A problem was discovered in Apache2 where CGI scripts that output more
than 4k of output to STDERR will hang the script's execution which can
cause a Denial of Service on the httpd process because it is waiting
for more input from the CGI that is not forthcoming due to the locked
write() call in mod_cgi.

On systems that use scripts that output more than 4k to STDERR, this
could cause httpd processes to hang and once the maximum connection
limit is reached, Apache will no longer respond to requests.

The updated packages provided use the latest mod_cgi.c from the Apache
2.1 CVS version.

Users may have to restart apache by hand after the upgrade by issuing
a service httpd restart.

Affected versions: 9.1

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-2003:096
http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22030

Risk factor : High

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