Package : apache Vulnerability : buffer overflows Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2004-0940
Two vulnerabilities have been identified in the Apache 1.3 webserver:
CAN-2004-0940
"Crazy Einstein" has discovered a vulnerability in the "mod_include" module, which can cause a buffer to be overflown and could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
NO VULN ID
Larry Cashdollar has discovered a potential buffer overflow in the htpasswd utility, which could be exploited when user-supplied is passed to the program via a CGI (or PHP, or ePerl, ...) program.
For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 1.3.26-0woody6.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 1.3.33-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your apache packages.
Upgrade Instructions --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody --------------------------------