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Ubuntu Update for libapache2-mod-perl2 vulnerability USN-488-1
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Ubuntu Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-488-1
Insight
Insight
Alex Solovey discovered that mod_perl did not correctly validate certain regular expression matches. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to a web application using mod_perl, causing the web server to monopolize CPU resources. This could lead to a remote denial of service.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libapache2-mod-perl2 vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS , Ubuntu 6.10 , Ubuntu 7.04
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.