metadata/glsa/glsa-201207-09.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201207-09">
  <title>mod_fcgid: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in mod_fcgid, allowing
    execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">mod_fcgid</product>
  <announced>July 09, 2012</announced>
  <revised>July 09, 2012: 1</revised>
  <bug>344685</bug>
  <bug>409373</bug>
  <access>local, remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="www-apache/mod_fcgid" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">2.3.7</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">2.3.7</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>mod_fcgid is a binary-compatible alternative to mod_fastcgi with better
      process management.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in mod_fcgid:</p>
    
    <ul>
      <li>An error in the "fcgid_header_bucket_read()" function in
        fcgid_bucket.c could cause a stack-based buffer overflow
        (CVE-2010-3872).
      </li>
      <li>An error in the "is_spawn_allowed() function in fcgid_spawn_ctl.c
        prevents Apache from recognizing the FcgidMaxProcessesPerClass
        directive for a virtual host (CVE-2012-1181).
      </li>
    </ul>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
      privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
      Furthermore, a remote attacker could send specially crafted HTTP
      requests, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All mod_fcgid users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=www-apache/mod_fcgid-2.3.7"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3872">CVE-2010-3872</uri>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1181">CVE-2012-1181</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata timestamp="Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:38:12 +0000" tag="requester">
    underling
  </metadata>
  <metadata timestamp="Mon, 09 Jul 2012 23:33:49 +0000" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata>
</glsa>