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Red Hat alert RHSA-2003:360-01 (Apache)

From:  bugzilla@redhat.com
To:  enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com
Subject:  [RHSA-2003:360-01] Updated apache packages fix minor security vulnerability
Date:  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:55 -0500

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Updated apache packages fix minor security vulnerability Advisory ID: RHSA-2003:360-01 Issue date: 2003-12-10 Updated on: 2003-12-10 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Keywords: Apache httpd ASF Cross references: Obsoletes: CVE Names: CAN-2003-0542 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Topic: Updated Apache packages that fix a minor security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 3. Problem description: The Apache HTTP server is a powerful, full-featured, efficient, and freely-available Web server. An issue in the handling of regular expressions from configuration files was discovered in releases of the Apache HTTP Server version 1.3 prior to 1.3.29. To exploit this issue an attacker would need to have the ability to write to Apache configuration files such as .htaccess or httpd.conf. A carefully-crafted configuration file can cause an exploitable buffer overflow and would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the server (in default configurations as the 'apache' user). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0542 to this issue. This update also includes an alternative version of the httpd binary which supports setting the MaxClients configuration directive to values above 256. All users of the Apache HTTP Web Server are advised to upgrade to the applicable errata packages, which contain back-ported fixes correcting the above security issue. Note that the instructions in the "Solution" section of this errata contain additional steps required to complete the upgrade process. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh [filenames] where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs. Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be downloaded directly from the RHN website: https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt After the errata packages are installed, restart the Web service by running the following command as root: /sbin/service httpd restart 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla for more info): 110328 - CAN-2003-0542 local buffer overflow in config file parsing 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/apache-1.3.27-6.ent.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: apache-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: apache-devel-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: apache-manual-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: apache-1.3.27-6.ent.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: apache-devel-1.3.27-6.ent.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: apache-manual-1.3.27-6.ent.ia64.rpm Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/apache-1.3.27-6.ent.src.rpm ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: apache-1.3.27-6.ent.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: apache-devel-1.3.27-6.ent.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: apache-manual-1.3.27-6.ent.ia64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/apache-1.3.27-6.ent.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: apache-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: apache-devel-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: apache-manual-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/apache-1.3.27-6.ent.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: apache-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: apache-devel-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: apache-manual-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm 7. Verification: MD5 sum Package Name - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 181c7ad14dc07f2d5b1f9f87628fd178 2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/apache-1.3.27-6.ent.src.rpm d7042fd77f2cafd3fed6f48d19b1616e 2.1AS/en/os/i386/apache-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm 2fd538f63149df9f06740b88bbd65b0e 2.1AS/en/os/i386/apache-devel-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm 050a4db7059767582b270e7f66cd055c 2.1AS/en/os/i386/apache-manual-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm f0dd0996cab77c0398aecb1ba673a4b8 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/apache-1.3.27-6.ent.ia64.rpm 1cf5a1b6d052b1cf1af870a9cb87b917 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/apache-devel-1.3.27-6.ent.ia64.rpm 94596064ad6f22a2daf1e0b0e373908d 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/apache-manual-1.3.27-6.ent.ia64.rpm 181c7ad14dc07f2d5b1f9f87628fd178 2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/apache-1.3.27-6.ent.src.rpm f0dd0996cab77c0398aecb1ba673a4b8 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/apache-1.3.27-6.ent.ia64.rpm 1cf5a1b6d052b1cf1af870a9cb87b917 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/apache-devel-1.3.27-6.ent.ia64.rpm 94596064ad6f22a2daf1e0b0e373908d 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/apache-manual-1.3.27-6.ent.ia64.rpm 181c7ad14dc07f2d5b1f9f87628fd178 2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/apache-1.3.27-6.ent.src.rpm d7042fd77f2cafd3fed6f48d19b1616e 2.1ES/en/os/i386/apache-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm 2fd538f63149df9f06740b88bbd65b0e 2.1ES/en/os/i386/apache-devel-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm 050a4db7059767582b270e7f66cd055c 2.1ES/en/os/i386/apache-manual-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm 181c7ad14dc07f2d5b1f9f87628fd178 2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/apache-1.3.27-6.ent.src.rpm d7042fd77f2cafd3fed6f48d19b1616e 2.1WS/en/os/i386/apache-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm 2fd538f63149df9f06740b88bbd65b0e 2.1WS/en/os/i386/apache-devel-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm 050a4db7059767582b270e7f66cd055c 2.1WS/en/os/i386/apache-manual-1.3.27-6.ent.i386.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key is available from https://www.redhat.com/security/keys.html You can verify each package with the following command: rpm --checksig -v <filename> If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command: md5sum <filename> 8. References: http://www.apacheweek.com/features/security-13.html http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0542 9. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/solutions/security/news/contact.html Copyright 2003 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/10/8XlSAg2UNWIIRAtZ1AJ4xuNgft3w87dcArj/N5GtwYhhQHwCfTozA DETZMBi97jLw8J7TdeYiGmE= =CMeq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list Enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/enterprise-watch-list


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