metadata/glsa/glsa-200608-01.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="200608-01">
  <title>Apache: Off-by-one flaw in mod_rewrite</title>
  <synopsis>
    A flaw in mod_rewrite could result in a Denial of Service or the execution
    of arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">apache</product>
  <announced>August 01, 2006</announced>
  <revised>December 30, 2007: 02</revised>
  <bug>141986</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="www-servers/apache" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="rge">1.3.34-r14</unaffected>
      <unaffected range="rge">1.3.37</unaffected>
      <unaffected range="ge">2.0.58-r2</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.58-r2</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    The Apache HTTP server is one of the most popular web servers on the
    Internet. The Apache module mod_rewrite provides a rule-based engine to
    rewrite requested URLs on the fly.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    An off-by-one flaw has been found in Apache's mod_rewrite module by
    Mark Dowd of McAfee Avert Labs. This flaw is exploitable depending on
    the types of rewrite rules being used.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>
    A remote attacker could exploit the flaw to cause a Denial of Service
    or execution of arbitrary code. Note that Gentoo Linux is not
    vulnerable in the default configuration.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All Apache users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose www-servers/apache</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3747">CVE-2006-3747</uri>
    <uri link="http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.0.html">Apache HTTP Server 2.0 Announcement</uri>
    <uri link="http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement1.3.html">Apache HTTP Server 1.3 Announcement</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:10:33 +0000">
    vorlon078
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:10:22 +0000">
    vorlon078
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 29 Jul 2006 21:48:21 +0000">
    vorlon078
  </metadata>
</glsa>