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[DSA558] DSA-558-1 libapache-mod-dav

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-558-1 libapache-mod-dav

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Julian Reschke reported a problem in mod_dav of Apache 2 in connection
with a NULL pointer dereference. When running in a threaded model,
especially with Apache 2, a segmentation fault can take out a whole
process and hence create a denial of service for the whole server.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.3-3.1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.3-10 of libapache-mod-dav and in version 2.0.51-1 of
Apache 2.
We recommend that you upgrade your mod_dav packages.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-558
Network Security Threat Level: High

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Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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