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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Web Servers >> Apache < 2.0.45 Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Checks for version of Apache Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host appears to be running a version of Apache 2.x which is older than 2.0.45 This version is vulnerable to various flaws : - There is a denial of service attack which may permit a possible hacker to disable this server remotely - The httpd process leaks file descriptors to child processes, such as CGI scripts. A possible hacker who has the ability to execute arbitrary CGI scripts on this server (including PHP code) would be able to write arbitrary data in the file pointed to (in particular, the log files) Solution : Upgrade to version 2.0.45 See also : http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.0 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 7254, 7255 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison |
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