rhsa-2002_117
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2002-06-30 15:23
Modified
2024-11-21 22:23
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: : : : Updated secureweb packages fix chunked encoding issue

Notes

Topic
The Apache Web server contains a security vulnerability which can be used to launch a denial of service attack (DoS), or in some cases, allow remote code execution. Red Hat Secure Web server is based on the Apache Web server and the secureweb package has been updated to fix this denial of service vulnerability.
Details
Versions of the Apache Web server up to and including 1.3.24 contain a bug in the routines which deal with requests that are processed with "chunked" encoding. A carefully crafted invalid request can cause an Apache child process to call the memcpy() function in a way that will write past the end of its buffer, corrupting the stack. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2002-0392 to this issue. Our investigations show that this bug cannot be used to gain remote access to a server running Red Hat Secure Web Server, but it does cause the child process to die. The Apache parent process will notice this and start a new child process when necessary -- using slightly more resources than normal. All users of Secure Web Server should update to these errata packages to correct this security issue. NOTE: Pay special attention to the installation instructions in the "Solution" section below as they differ from standard upgrade instructions.
Terms of Use
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