Debian DSA-1000-2 update for libapreq2-perl design error. Algorithm weakness in Apache2::Request causing denial of service
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 19 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | CVE-2006-0042 | 18 Feb 200621:00 | – | cvelist |
![]() | libapreq2: Denial of Service vulnerability | 17 Apr 200600:00 | – | gentoo |
![]() | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1000-2) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 1000-1 (libapreq2-perl) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 1000-2 (libapreq2-perl) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 1000-1 (libapreq2-perl) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200604-08 (libapreq2) | 24 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200604-08 (libapreq2) | 24 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 1000-1] New Apache2::Request packages fix denial of service | 14 Mar 200600:00 | – | securityvulns |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 1000-1] New Apache2::Request packages fix denial of service | 14 Mar 200608:37 | – | debian |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-1000. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(22542);
script_version("1.18");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/04");
script_cve_id("CVE-2006-0042");
script_bugtraq_id(16710);
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"1000");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-1000-2 : libapreq2-perl - design error");
script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"Gunnar Wolf noticed that the correction for the following problem was
not complete and requires an update. For completeness we're providing
the original problem description :
An algorithm weakness has been discovered in Apache2::Request, the
generic request library for Apache2 which can be exploited remotely
and cause a denial of service via CPU consumption."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=354060"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=358689"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1000"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"Upgrade the libapreq2, libapache2-mod-apreq2 and
libapache2-request-perl packages.
The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain this package.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.04-dev-1sarge2."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libapreq2-perl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/10/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/02/12");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"libapache2-request-perl", reference:"2.04-dev-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
else security_warning(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
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