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author | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200705-17.xml b/glsa-200705-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..de5b0ef9 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200705-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?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="200705-17"> + <title>Apache mod_security: Rule bypass</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability has been discovered in mod_security, allowing a remote + attacker to bypass rules. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mod_security</product> + <announced>May 17, 2007</announced> + <revised>December 30, 2007: 02</revised> + <bug>169778</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-apache/mod_security" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.1.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.1.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + mod_security is an Apache module designed for enhancing the security of + the Apache web server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Stefan Esser discovered that mod_security processes NULL characters as + terminators in POST requests using the + application/x-www-form-urlencoded encoding type, while other parsers + used in web applications do not. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send a specially crafted POST request, possibly + bypassing the module ruleset and leading to the execution of arbitrary + code in the scope of the web server with the rights of the user running + the web server. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All mod_security users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/mod_security-2.1.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1359">CVE-2007-1359</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 11 May 2007 23:14:33 +0000"> + shellsage + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 13 May 2007 04:49:45 +0000"> + shellsage + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 13 May 2007 13:46:57 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |