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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 >> Debian Local Security Checks >> [DSA844] DSA-844-1 mod-auth-shadow Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA844] DSA-844-1 mod-auth-shadow |
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DSA-844-1 mod-auth-shadow Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment A vulnerability in mod_auth_shadow, an Apache module that lets users perform HTTP authentication against /etc/shadow, has been discovered. The module runs for all locations that use the 'require group' directive which would bypass access restrictions controlled by another authorisation mechanism, such as AuthGroupFile file, if the username is listed in the password file and in the gshadow file in the proper group and the supplied password matches against the one in the shadow file. This update requires an explicit "AuthShadow on" statement if website authentication should be checked against /etc/shadow. For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.3-3.1woody.2. For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.4-1sarge1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.4-2. We recommend that you upgrade your libapache-mod-auth-shadow package. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-844 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Michel Arboi |
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