Seems that the version of Apache that SuSE just released (ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.0/n2/apache-1.3.23-120.i386.rpm) must still be vulnerable: "The Apache Software Foundation has released versions 1.3.26 and 2.0.39 that address and fix this issue". Is another version coming soon?
Subject: [SECURITY] Remote exploit for 32-bit Apache HTTP Server known X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N
[[ Note: this issue affects both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms; the subject of this message emphasizes 32-bit platforms since that is the most important information not announced in our previous advisory. ]]
SUPERSEDES: http://httpd.apache.org/info/security_bulletin_20020617.txt
Date: June 20, 2002 Product: Apache Web Server Versions: Apache 1.3 all versions including 1.3.24; Apache 2.0 all versions up to 2.0.36; Apache 1.2 all versions.
CAN-2002-0392 (mitre.org) [CERT VU#944335]
---------------------------------------------------------- ------------UPDATED ADVISORY------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- Introduction:
While testing for Oracle vulnerabilities, Mark Litchfield discovered a denial of service attack for Apache on Windows. Investigation by the Apache Software Foundation showed that this issue has a wider scope, which on some platforms results in a denial of service vulnerability, while on some other platforms presents a potential remote exploit vulnerability.
This follow-up to our earlier advisory is to warn of known-exploitable conditions related to this vulnerability on both 64-bit platforms and 32-bit platforms alike. Though we previously reported that 32-bit platforms were not remotely exploitable, it has since been proven by Gobbles that certain conditions allowing exploitation do exist.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the server with the permissions of the web server child process. This can facilitate the further exploitation of vulnerabilities unrelated to Apache on the local system, potentially allowing the intruder root access.
Note that early patches for this issue released by ISS and others do not address its full scope.
Due to the existence of exploits circulating in the wild for some platforms, the risk is considered high.
The Apache Software Foundation has released versions 1.3.26 and 2.0.39 that address and fix this issue, and all users are urged to upgrade immediately; updates can be downloaded from http://httpd.apache.org/ .
As a reminder, we respectfully request that anyone who finds a potential vulnerability in our software reports it to security@apache.org.
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The full text of this advisory including additional details is available at http://httpd.apache.org/info/security_bulletin_20020620.txt .
---------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Wilson System Administrator Cedar Creek Software http://www.cedarcreeksoftware.com