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The remote host is missing an update to apache2
announced via advisory USN-499-1.
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 6.10
Ubuntu 7.04
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
Details follow:
Stefan Esser discovered that mod_status did not force a character set,
which could result in browsers becoming vulnerable to XSS attacks when
processing the output. If a user were tricked into viewing server
status output during a crafted server request, a remote attacker could
exploit this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data (such as
passwords), within the same domain. By default, mod_status is disabled
in Ubuntu. (CVE-2006-5752)
Niklas Edmundsson discovered that the mod_cache module could be made to
crash using a specially crafted request. A remote user could use this
to cause a denial of service if Apache was configured to use a threaded
worker. By default, mod_cache is disabled in Ubuntu. (CVE-2007-1863)
A flaw was discovered in the signal handling of Apache. A local
attacker could trick Apache into sending SIGUSR1 to other processes.
The vulnerable code was only present in Ubuntu Feisty. (CVE-2007-3304)
Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
apache2-common 2.0.55-4ubuntu2.2
apache2-mpm-prefork 2.0.55-4ubuntu2.2
apache2-mpm-worker 2.0.55-4ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 6.10:
apache2-common 2.0.55-4ubuntu4.1
apache2-mpm-prefork 2.0.55-4ubuntu4.1
apache2-mpm-worker 2.0.55-4ubuntu4.1
Ubuntu 7.04:
apache2-mpm-prefork 2.2.3-3.2ubuntu0.1
apache2-mpm-worker 2.2.3-3.2ubuntu0.1
apache2.2-common 2.2.3-3.2ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-499-1
Risk factor : Medium
CVSS Score:
5.0
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