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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1132-1 (apache2)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.6

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

16 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

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Summary

The remote host is missing an update to apache2 announced via advisory DSA 1132-1. Mark Dowd discovered a buffer overflow in the mod_rewrite component of apache, a versatile high-performance HTTP server. In some situations a remote attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Solution

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.54-5sarge1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed shortly. We recommend that you upgrade your apache2 package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201132-1

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