| Summary: | The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory RHSA-2009:1204.;;Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows,;were found in the way the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) manages memory pool;and relocatable memory allocations. An attacker could use these flaws to;issue a specially-crafted request for memory allocation, which would lead;to a denial of service (application crash) or, potentially, execute;arbitrary code with the privileges of an application using the APR;libraries. (CVE-2009-2412);;All apr and apr-util users should upgrade to these updated packages, which;contain backported patches to correct these issues. Applications using the;APR libraries, such as httpd, must be restarted for this update to take;effect. |
| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory RHSA-2009:1204.
Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows,
were found in the way the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) manages memory pool
and relocatable memory allocations. An attacker could use these flaws to
issue a specially-crafted request for memory allocation, which would lead
to a denial of service (application crash) or, potentially, execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of an application using the APR
libraries. (CVE-2009-2412)
All apr and apr-util users should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues. Applications using the
APR libraries, such as httpd, must be restarted for this update to take
effect.
Solution:
Please note that this update is available via
Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red
Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date
CVSS Score:
10.0
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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