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diff --git a/glsa-200705-04.xml b/glsa-200705-04.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d213fd3e --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200705-04.xml @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200705-04"> + <title>Apache mod_perl: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + The mod_perl Apache module is vulnerable to a Denial of Service when + processing regular expressions. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mod_perl</product> + <announced>May 02, 2007</announced> + <revised>May 02, 2007: 02</revised> + <bug>172676</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-apache/mod_perl" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.3-r1</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">1.30</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.3-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Mod_perl is an Apache module that embeds the Perl interpreter within + the server, allowing Perl-based web-applications to be created. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Alex Solvey discovered that the "path_info" variable used in file + RegistryCooker.pm (mod_perl 2.x) or file PerlRun.pm (mod_perl 1.x), is + not properly escaped before being processed. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send a specially crafted URL to the vulnerable + server, possibly resulting in a massive resource consumption. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All mod_perl 1.x users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/mod_perl-1.30"</code> + <p> + All mod_perl 2.x users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/mod_perl-2.0.3-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1349">CVE-2007-1349</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:53:36 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:28:21 +0000"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:05:17 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |