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Apache HTTP Server Log Escape Filtering Vulnerability (Jul 2013) - Linux

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Web Servers

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.1

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

Apache HTTP Server is prone to a log escape filtering vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

mod_rewrite does not filter terminal escape sequences from logs, which could make it easier for attackers to insert those sequences into terminal emulators containing vulnerabilities related to escape sequences.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Apache HTTP Server version 2.0.35 through 2.2.23.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Update to version 2.2.25 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)