| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'apache2' package(s) announced via the USN-2299-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
Marek Kroemeke discovered that the mod_proxy module incorrectly handled
certain requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the
server to stop responding, leading to a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-0117)
Giancarlo Pellegrino and Davide Balzarotti discovered that the mod_deflate
module incorrectly handled body decompression. A remote attacker could use
this issue to cause resource consumption, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2014-0118)
Marek Kroemeke and others discovered that the mod_status module incorrectly
handled certain requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
the server to stop responding, leading to a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-0226)
Rainer Jung discovered that the mod_cgid module incorrectly handled certain
scripts. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the server to stop
responding, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2014-0231)
Affected Software/OS:
'apache2' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
6.8
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
|
