The version of IBM HTTP Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability related to Apache HTTP Server.
The dav_xml_get_cdata function in main/util.c in the mod_dav module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 does not properly remove whitespace characters from CDATA sections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted DAV WRITE request.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the applicationβs self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
##
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
##
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(144291);
script_version("1.4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");
script_cve_id("CVE-2013-6438");
script_bugtraq_id(66303);
script_name(english:"IBM HTTP Server 7.0.0.0 < 7.0.0.33 / 8.0.0.0 < 8.0.0.9 / 8.5.0.0 < 8.5.5.2 Buffer Overflow (244199)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is affected by a vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of IBM HTTP Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability related to Apache HTTP Server.
The dav_xml_get_cdata function in main/util.c in the mod_dav module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 does not
properly remove whitespace characters from CDATA sections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(daemon crash) via a crafted DAV WRITE request.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/244199");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to IBM HTTP Server version 7.0.0.33, 8.0.0.8, 8.5.5.2, or later. Alternatively, upgrade to the minimal fix pack levels
required by the interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PI09345.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
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_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2013-6438");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/04/28");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/04/28");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/12/15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:ibm:http_server");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Web Servers");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2020-2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ibm_http_server_nix_installed.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/IBM HTTP Server (IHS)", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
# Paranoia due to mod_dav workaround check
if (report_paranoia < 2)
audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
app = 'IBM HTTP Server (IHS)';
fix = 'Interim Fix PI09345';
app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:app);
vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:4);
if ('PI09345' >< app_info['Fixes'])
audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, app);
constraints = [
{ 'min_version' : '7.0.0.0', 'max_version' : '7.0.0.31', 'fixed_display' : '7.0.0.33 or ' + fix },
{ 'min_version' : '8.0.0.0', 'max_version' : '8.0.0.8', 'fixed_display' : '8.0.0.9 or ' + fix },
{ 'min_version' : '8.5.0.0', 'max_version' : '8.5.5.1', 'fixed_display' : '8.5.5.2 or ' + fix }
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
ibm | http_server | cpe:/a:ibm:http_server |