USN-1021-1: Apache vulnerabilities

Publication date

25 November 2010

Overview


Packages

Details

It was discovered that Apache's mod_cache and mod_dav modules incorrectly
handled requests that lacked a path. A remote attacker could exploit this
with a crafted request and cause a denial of service. This issue affected
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, 8.04 LTS, 9.10 and 10.04 LTS. (CVE-2010-1452)

It was discovered that Apache did not properly handle memory when
destroying APR buckets. A remote attacker could exploit this with crafted
requests and cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion. This issue
affected Ubuntu 6.06 LTS and 10.10. (CVE-2010-1623)

It was discovered that Apache's mod_cache and mod_dav modules incorrectly
handled requests that lacked a path. A remote attacker could exploit this
with a crafted request and cause a denial of service. This issue affected
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, 8.04 LTS, 9.10 and 10.04 LTS. (CVE-2010-1452)

It was discovered that Apache did not properly handle memory when
destroying APR buckets. A remote attacker could exploit this with crafted
requests and cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion. This issue
affected Ubuntu 6.06 LTS and 10.10. (CVE-2010-1623)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
9.10 karmic apache2.2-common –  2.2.12-1ubuntu2.4
8.04 hardy apache2.2-common –  2.2.8-1ubuntu0.19
6.06 dapper apache2-common –  2.0.55-4ubuntu2.12
10.10 maverick apache2.2-common –  2.2.16-1ubuntu3.1
10.04 lucid apache2.2-common –  2.2.14-5ubuntu8.4

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