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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 >> mod_ssl off by one Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Checks for version of mod_ssl Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is using a version of mod_ssl which is older than 2.8.10. This version is vulnerable to an off by one buffer overflow which may permit a user with write access to .htaccess files to execute arbitrary code on the system with permissions of the web server. *** Note that several Linux distributions (such as RedHat) *** patched the old version of this module. Therefore, this *** might be a false positive. Please check with your vendor *** to acertain if you really are vulnerable to this flaw Solution : Upgrade to version 2.8.10 or newer Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 5084 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Thomas Reinke |
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