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Security
A bug in mod_ssl may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code when Apache is configured to use mod_ssl and mod_proxy.
| Package | net-www/mod_ssl on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | <= 2.8.18 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 2.8.19 |
mod_ssl provides Secure Sockets Layer encryption and authentication to Apache 1.3.
A bug in ssl_engine_ext.c makes mod_ssl vulnerable to a ssl_log() related format string vulnerability in the mod_proxy hook functions.
Given the right server configuration, an attacker could execute code as the user running Apache, usually "apache".
A server should not be vulnerable if it is not using both mod_ssl and mod_proxy. Otherwise there is no workaround other than to disable mod_ssl.
All mod_ssl users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=net-www/mod_ssl-2.8.19" # emerge ">=net-www/mod_ssl-2.8.19"
Release date
July 22, 2004
Latest revision
July 22, 2004: 01
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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