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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-18
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Severity: Normal
Title: Apache 2.0: Denial of Service by memory consumption
Date: November 10, 2004
Bugs: #70138
ID: 200411-18
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Synopsis
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A flaw in Apache 2.0 could allow a remote attacker to cause a Denial of
Service.
Background
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The Apache HTTP Server is one of the most popular web servers on the
Internet.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-www/apache < 2.0.52-r1 >= 2.0.52-r1
< 2.0
Description
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Chintan Trivedi discovered a vulnerability in Apache httpd 2.0 that is
caused by improper enforcing of the field length limit in the
header-parsing code.
Impact
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By sending a large amount of specially-crafted HTTP GET requests a
remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service of the targeted system.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Apache 2.0 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-www/apache-2.0.52-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2004-0942
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0942
[ 2 ] Security vulnerabilities in Apache httpd 2.0
http://www.apacheweek.com/features/security-20
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-18.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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