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Package name apache
Date October 15th, 2002
Advisory ID MDKSA-2002:068
Affected versions 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0
Synopsis Updated apache packages fix multiple vulnerabilities

Problem Description

A number of vulnerabilities were discovered in Apache versions prior to
1.3.27. The first is regarding the use of shared memory (SHM) in
Apache. An attacker that is able to execute code as the UID of the
webserver (typically "apache") is able to send arbitrary processes a
USR1 signal as root. Using this vulnerability, the attacker can also
cause the Apache process to continously span more children processes,
thus causing a local DoS. Another vulnerability was discovered by
Matthew Murphy regarding a cross site scripting vulnerability in the
standard 404 error page. Finally, some buffer overflows were found in
the "ab" benchmark program that is included with Apache.

All of these vulnerabilities were fixed in Apache 1.3.27; the packages
provided have these fixes applied.

Updated Packages

Mandrakelinux 7.2

 d35b3e3974756fe95f0b531b8938a75d  7.2/RPMS/apache-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
7dfe01ca875c8cd9fcfc636a7a0eb205  7.2/RPMS/apache-common-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
fd3ed213e92d261e71888623d3af9423  7.2/RPMS/apache-devel-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
3e600ec684cafc7023c9d706c0cca7cc  7.2/RPMS/apache-manual-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
2e064b304ba3969f4b57fc46e5df114f  7.2/RPMS/apache-modules-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
26dc98ba656e66fbdfbcb57d9c29e9dc  7.2/RPMS/apache-source-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
84aed4c243827445049156746e9f457b  7.2/SRPMS/apache-1.3.22-10.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.0

 3162688b4d09df3b000992536a9bcf28  8.0/RPMS/apache-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
29eb010d7bcc562fcd01198300772fcb  8.0/RPMS/apache-common-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
6fde6f9d9d9ec33c22ee3e9c146c1ba6  8.0/RPMS/apache-devel-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
72de785f92a64729bbc57161c179436d  8.0/RPMS/apache-manual-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
32e262bf50c67c54f3a79dd0908ddc48  8.0/RPMS/apache-modules-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
64efc58600dcd03a1bdd99d333c794f9  8.0/RPMS/apache-source-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
84aed4c243827445049156746e9f457b  8.0/SRPMS/apache-1.3.22-10.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.0/PPC

 899706de4fa2ad1f1e212d77e79f0653  ppc/8.0/RPMS/apache-1.3.22-10.2mdk.ppc.rpm
aac4b4125c1a0f1b21749f636c07302c  ppc/8.0/RPMS/apache-common-1.3.22-10.2mdk.ppc.rpm
67d33b29fc9d08c7a5422ea98ac2c8eb  ppc/8.0/RPMS/apache-devel-1.3.22-10.2mdk.ppc.rpm
7302109fcced191f0ee66e3db5095680  ppc/8.0/RPMS/apache-manual-1.3.22-10.2mdk.ppc.rpm
d23960bbc7c8b71c40b3f3b0e924af5a  ppc/8.0/RPMS/apache-modules-1.3.22-10.2mdk.ppc.rpm
a1ca416ec9c59109e28041521d25e964  ppc/8.0/RPMS/apache-source-1.3.22-10.2mdk.ppc.rpm
84aed4c243827445049156746e9f457b  ppc/8.0/SRPMS/apache-1.3.22-10.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.1

 0a75ac0a1379c03316aa21672a5657e1  8.1/RPMS/apache-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
7a24959ea743b4a1be21dfab78c74de8  8.1/RPMS/apache-common-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
f8166a3f6a016582076ffa62a6fbfe07  8.1/RPMS/apache-devel-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
c35fab84379da080d40b774e8b524a47  8.1/RPMS/apache-manual-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
2e1c29b191ccbe012efff6e7628388f7  8.1/RPMS/apache-modules-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
ba7d84377c8526a9b42485d8434b386f  8.1/RPMS/apache-source-1.3.22-10.2mdk.i586.rpm
84aed4c243827445049156746e9f457b  8.1/SRPMS/apache-1.3.22-10.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.1/IA64

 0079127d5f4fd455c0796f84f32bed6f  ia64/8.1/RPMS/apache-1.3.22-10.2mdk.ia64.rpm
166259f3c3242e804a2136cf3924af6c  ia64/8.1/RPMS/apache-common-1.3.22-10.2mdk.ia64.rpm
0ca459e53f288ea04c27dfcb7d30a65d  ia64/8.1/RPMS/apache-devel-1.3.22-10.2mdk.ia64.rpm
b969dfb34dafc1111d8e53041f20a444  ia64/8.1/RPMS/apache-manual-1.3.22-10.2mdk.ia64.rpm
7e4a1f31c84495679919143646fb9ab1  ia64/8.1/RPMS/apache-modules-1.3.22-10.2mdk.ia64.rpm
d29f1c3bb087e9d1e5d7f2f413029266  ia64/8.1/RPMS/apache-source-1.3.22-10.2mdk.ia64.rpm
84aed4c243827445049156746e9f457b  ia64/8.1/SRPMS/apache-1.3.22-10.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.2

 4fbbae7ed753724e30befbff27f79c2e  8.2/RPMS/apache-1.3.23-4.2mdk.i586.rpm
4036e5f290d92df8687f42cd201ce636  8.2/RPMS/apache-common-1.3.23-4.2mdk.i586.rpm
1e9982db4214850d8f09b624bdbd7e73  8.2/RPMS/apache-devel-1.3.23-4.2mdk.i586.rpm
69c87947313b3d40a3b4df264c3307e0  8.2/RPMS/apache-manual-1.3.23-4.2mdk.i586.rpm
1acd55dcc57109432a1161a4096a8044  8.2/RPMS/apache-modules-1.3.23-4.2mdk.i586.rpm
d04c2ef5624f70f665265b074564fd58  8.2/RPMS/apache-source-1.3.23-4.2mdk.i586.rpm
857425c168ece34d3c6f01a753abc78e  8.2/SRPMS/apache-1.3.23-4.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.2/PPC

 e011886f09f159d47cb855f03495b4fd  ppc/8.2/RPMS/apache-1.3.23-4.2mdk.ppc.rpm
78dde05310c55418271ec5ab138ff0d4  ppc/8.2/RPMS/apache-common-1.3.23-4.2mdk.ppc.rpm
358234b0f46b96e735cb060db2aa2df0  ppc/8.2/RPMS/apache-devel-1.3.23-4.2mdk.ppc.rpm
a40073d5dcdf2830897bdfb3abebc4f3  ppc/8.2/RPMS/apache-manual-1.3.23-4.2mdk.ppc.rpm
139ca7105b10a1ba794beebc033d8a93  ppc/8.2/RPMS/apache-modules-1.3.23-4.2mdk.ppc.rpm
3e1314bcaab6b0b284aa76f61b2d469e  ppc/8.2/RPMS/apache-source-1.3.23-4.2mdk.ppc.rpm
857425c168ece34d3c6f01a753abc78e  ppc/8.2/SRPMS/apache-1.3.23-4.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 9.0

 bad45b90090bdd5c8d10a5d5900e92ee  9.0/RPMS/apache-1.3.26-6.1mdk.i586.rpm
e11ca29338e82a7277db8b58287dedad  9.0/RPMS/apache-common-1.3.26-6.1mdk.i586.rpm
79a4ec0cbb9e80a4e6f184bf426f1624  9.0/RPMS/apache-devel-1.3.26-6.1mdk.i586.rpm
2bc7fd5101f744e35f42972e1b7bc9a6  9.0/RPMS/apache-manual-1.3.26-6.1mdk.i586.rpm
f1036b0d3b4b1ccd775a0c948114415c  9.0/RPMS/apache-modules-1.3.26-6.1mdk.i586.rpm
8a908a42ac25ba0241ba0e2ecb9aba86  9.0/RPMS/apache-source-1.3.26-6.1mdk.i586.rpm
83b13ccaaf340f772a75b3a6f5b0b668  9.0/SRPMS/apache-1.3.26-6.1mdk.src.rpm

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0839
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0840
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0843
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-httpd-users&m=103367270822891&w=2

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