(HP Issues Fix for Apache on HP-UX) Apache mod_ssl Null Pointer Dereference May Let Remote Users Deny Service
|
|
SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1016778 |
|
SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1016778
|
|
CVE Reference:
CVE-2005-3357
(Links to External Site)
|
Date: Sep 1 2006
|
Impact:
Denial of service via network
|
Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
|
|
Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Apache mod_ssl. A remote user can cause the server to crash in certain cases.
When an SSL virtual host is configured with access control and a custom 400 error document, a remote user can send a specially crafted request to trigger a null pointer dereference. This may cause the server to crash when using the non-default worker
Multi-Processing Module.
The original bug report is available at:
http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=37791
Hartmut Keil reported this vulnerability.
|
Impact:
A remote user can cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
|
Solution:
HP has issued a fix (B.2.0.58.00) for Apache for HP-UX.
The HP advisory is available at:
https://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00760969
|
Cause:
Boundary error, State error
|
Underlying OS: UNIX (HP/UX)
|
Underlying OS Comments: B.11.00, B.11.11, B.11.23
|
|
Message History:
This archive entry is a follow-up to the message listed below.
|
Source Message Contents
|
|
|
[Original Message Not Available for Viewing]
|
|
