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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 >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200411-18] Apache 2.0: Denial of Service by memory consumption Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200411-18] Apache 2.0: Denial of Service by memory consumption |
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Apache 2.0: Denial of Service by memory consumption Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200411-18 (Apache 2.0: Denial of Service by memory consumption) Chintan Trivedi discovered a vulnerability in Apache httpd 2.0 that is caused by improper enforcing of the field length limit in the header-parsing code. Impact By sending a large amount of specially-crafted HTTP GET requests a remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service of the targeted system. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0942 http://www.apacheweek.com/features/security-20 Solution: All Apache 2.0 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-www/apache-2.0.52-r1" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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