- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Apache 2.0: Denial of Service vulnerability Date: August 25, 2005 Bugs: #102991 ID: 200508-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A bug in Apache may allow a remote attacker to perform a Denial of Service attack. Background ========== The Apache HTTP Server Project is a featureful, freely-available HTTP (Web) server. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-www/apache < 2.0.54-r9 >= 2.0.54-r9 < 2.0 Description =========== Filip Sneppe discovered that Apache improperly handles byterange requests to CGI scripts. Impact ====== A remote attacker may access vulnerable scripts in a malicious way, exhausting all RAM and swap space on the server, resulting in a Denial of Service of the Apache server. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All apache users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-www/apache-2.0.54-r9" References ========== [ 1 ] ASF Bugzilla Bug 29962 http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29962 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200508-15.xml Concerns? ========= 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 ======= Copyright 2005 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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