SB2011110404 - SUSE Linux update for Apache2
Published: November 4, 2011
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3192)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.The weakness exists due to an error in the ByteRange filter when processing malicious requests in Apache HTTP server. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request containing an overly large Range header, exhaust all available memory resources and trigger the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial service on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3348)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The mod_proxy_ajp module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.2.21, when used with mod_proxy_balancer in certain configurations, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (temporary "error state" in the backend server) via a malformed HTTP request.
3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3368)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The mod_proxy module in the Apache HTTP Server 1.3.x through 1.3.42, 2.0.x through 2.0.64, and 2.2.x through 2.2.21 does not properly interact with use of (1) RewriteRule and (2) ProxyPassMatch pattern matches for configuration of a reverse proxy, which allows remote attackers to send requests to intranet servers via a malformed URI containing an initial @ (at sign) character.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.