| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'httpd' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-358-01 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
New httpd packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to
fix security issues.
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/httpd-2.4.25-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes the following security issues:
* CVE-2016-8740: mod_http2: Mitigate DoS memory exhaustion via endless
CONTINUATION frames.
* CVE-2016-5387: core: Mitigate [f]cgi 'httpoxy' issues.
* CVE-2016-2161: mod_auth_digest: Prevent segfaults during client entry
allocation when the shared memory space is exhausted.
* CVE-2016-0736: mod_session_crypto: Authenticate the session data/cookie
with a MAC (SipHash) to prevent deciphering or tampering with a padding
oracle attack.
* CVE-2016-8743: Enforce HTTP request grammar corresponding to RFC7230 for
request lines and request headers, to prevent response splitting and
cache pollution by malicious clients or downstream proxies.
For more information, see:
[links moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
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Affected Software/OS:
'httpd' package(s) on Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware 14.2, Slackware current.
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
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