Denial of Service in libapreq2
ID: | 200604-08 |
Distribution: | Gentoo |
Plattformen: | Keine Angabe |
Datum: | Mo, 17. April 2006, 19:38 |
Referenzen: | http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/httpd/apreq/tags/v2_07/CHANGES?rev=376998&view=markup
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0042 |
Applikationen: | Generic Apache Request Library |
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig7F542E2F0433C4A094752547 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200604-08 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: libapreq2: Denial of Service vulnerability Date: April 17, 2006 Bugs: #128610 ID: 200604-08 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability has been reported in libapreq2 which could lead to a Denial of Service. Background ========== libapreq is a shared library with associated modules for manipulating client request data via the Apache API. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-apache/libapreq2 < 2.07 >= 2.07 Description =========== A vulnerability has been reported in the apreq_parse_headers() and apreq_parse_urlencoded() functions of Apache2::Request. Impact ====== A remote attacker could possibly exploit the vulnerability to cause a Denial of Service by CPU consumption. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All libapreq2 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/libapreq2-2.07" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-0042 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0042 [ 2 ] libapreq2 Changes http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/httpd/apreq/tags/v2_07/CHANGES?rev=376998&view=markup Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200604-08.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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2006 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 --------------enig7F542E2F0433C4A094752547 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEQ9GYvcL1obalX08RAmcHAJ9hSMrkTH41ffB2v1Evc0LhdOwunQCeLIyy qDiMEhlikquNRn0grDwGloU= =X4ES -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig7F542E2F0433C4A094752547-- -- gentoo-announce@gentoo.org mailing list |