metadata/glsa/glsa-201408-12.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201408-12">
  <title>Apache HTTP Server: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache HTTP
    Server, the worse of which could lead to execution of arbitrary code or a
    Denial of Service condition
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">apache,dos,ace</product>
  <announced>August 29, 2014</announced>
  <revised>August 29, 2014: 1</revised>
  <bug>504990</bug>
  <bug>507866</bug>
  <bug>517298</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="www-servers/apache" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">2.2.27-r4</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">2.2.27-r4</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>Apache HTTP Server is one of the most popular web servers on the
      Internet. 
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Apache HTTP Server. Please
      review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. 
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to possibly
      execute arbitrary code, cause Denial of Service, or obtain sensitive
      information. 
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All Apache HTTP Server users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=www-servers/apache-2.2.27-r4"
    </code>
    
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6438">CVE-2013-6438</uri>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0098">CVE-2014-0098</uri>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0226">CVE-2014-0226</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 20 May 2014 22:08:40 +0000">
    BlueKnight
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:56:11 +0000">K_F</metadata>
</glsa>