Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51425
Category:	Conectiva Local Security Checks
Title:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLA-2003:661
Summary:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLA-2003:661
Description:	The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory CLA-2003:661. Apache[1] is the most popular webserver in use today. This update addresses two security vulnerabilities which have been fixed in the recently released[2] 2.0.46 version: 1) CVE-2003-0245[3] iDefense published[5] an advisory about a vulnerability in the APR library used by Apache 2. This library contains a vulnerability in the apr_psprintf() function which could be used to make apache reference invalid memory. The most immediate impact of this vulnerability is a Denial of Service condition. Arbitrary command execution remains a possibility, but is deemed to be difficult to achieve outside a controlled environment. The packages provided with this update contain a fix for this vulnerability. 2) CVE-2003-0189[4] A problem with the build configuration scripts caused the Apache basic authentication module to not be thread-safe. Systems running a threaded server would then be vulnerable to a Denial of Service condition when authenticating users using this module. Apache in Conectiva Linux 9 is *not* vulnerable to this issue because it is not built with threads support. However, the packages available through this update have been patched to fix this problem to allow users to recompile Apache with threads support in the event they choose to do so. Solution: The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=CLA-2003:661 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=002003 Risk factor : Medium
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0245 Bugtraq: 20030528 [SECURITY] [ANNOUNCE] Apache 2.0.46 released (Google Search) http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=105418115512559&w=2 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0095.html http://www.idefense.com/advisory/05.30.03.txt http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-186.html Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:661 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000661 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:063 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#757612 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/757612 XForce ISS Database: apache-aprpsprintf-code-execution(12090) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/12090 BugTraq ID: 7723 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7723 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0189 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#479268 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/479268 BugTraq ID: 7725 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7725 http://secunia.com/advisories/8881 XForce ISS Database: apache-aprpasswordvalidate-dos(12091) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/12091
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