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FreeBSD Ports: mod_dosevasive20
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
FreeBSD Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
7 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following package is affected: mod_dosevasive20 The mod_dosevasive module suffers from a predictable temporary file name creation vulnerability. This could allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://security.lss.hr/en/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2005-01-01 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/88ff90f2-6e43-11d9-8c87-000a95bc6fae.html