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Apache < 2.0.46

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
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 2.0.46

This version is vulnerable to various flaws :

- There is a denial of service vulnerability which may permit
a possible hacker to disable basic authentication on this host

- There is a denial of service vulnerability in the mod_dav module
which may permit a possible hacker to crash this service remotely

Solution : Upgrade to version 2.0.46
See also : http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.0
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 7723, 7725

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison

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