Mandrake alert: Updated apache2 packages fix multiple vulnerabilities

Posted by dave on Aug 28, 2003 9:16 PM EDT
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Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Apache 2.x versions prior to 2.0.47. From the Apache 2.0.47 release notes:

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                Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
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Package name:           apache2
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2003:075-1
Date:                   August 28th, 2003
Original Advisory Date: July 21st, 2003
Affected versions:	9.1
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Problem Description:

 Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Apache 2.x versions prior to
 2.0.47.  From the Apache 2.0.47 release notes:
 
 Certain sequences of per-directory renegotiations and the
 SSLCipherSuite directive being used to upgrade from a weak ciphersuite
 to a strong one could result in the weak ciphersuite being used in
 place of the new one (CAN-2003-0192).
 
 Certain errors returned by accept() on rarely accessed ports could
 cause temporary Denial of Service due to a bug in the prefork MPM
 (CAN-2003-0253).
 
 Denial of Service was caused when target host is IPv6 but FTP proxy
 server can't create IPv6 socket (CAN-2003-0254).
 
 The server would crash when going into an infinite loop due to too many
 subsequent internal redirects and nested subrequests (VU#379828).
 
 The Apache Software Foundation thanks Saheed Akhtar and Yoshioka Tsuneo
 for responsibly reporting these issues.
 
 To upgrade these apache packages, first stop Apache by issuing, as
 root:
 
   service httpd stop
 
 After the upgrade, restart Apache with:
 
   service httpd start
  
Update:

 The previously released packages had a manpage conflict between
 apache2-common and apache-1.3 that prevented both packages from being
 installed at the same time.  This update provides a fixed
 apache2-common package.
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References:
  
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0192
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0253
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0254
  http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/379828
  http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=105259038503175
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Updated Packages:
  
 Mandrake Linux 9.1:
 3102c711e9c801009e54cb3b1ea89c11  9.1/RPMS/apache2-common-2.0.47-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
 121bf6143709f1e6261bc041230e1b85  9.1/SRPMS/apache2-2.0.47-1.2mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC:
 dc55704a8c82e088d95958ef31b38925  ppc/9.1/RPMS/apache2-common-2.0.47-1.2mdk.ppc.rpm
 121bf6143709f1e6261bc041230e1b85  ppc/9.1/SRPMS/apache2-2.0.47-1.2mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):
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To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi.  The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security.  You can obtain
the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team by executing:

  gpg --recv-keys --keyserver http://www.mandrakesecure.net 0x22458A98

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to
update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that
anyone can subscribe to.  Information on these lists can be obtained by
visiting:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security_linux-mandrake.com

Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team
  <security linux-mandrake.com>
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