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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Moderate: httpd security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0007-01
Product: Red Hat Application Stack
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0007.html
Issue date: 2008-01-15
CVE Names: CVE-2007-5000 CVE-2007-6388 CVE-2008-0005
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1. Summary:
Updated Apache httpd packages that correct security issues are now
available for Red Hat Application Stack v1
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) - i386, x86_64
3. Description:
The Apache HTTP Server is a popular Web server.
A flaw was found in the mod_imagemap module. On sites where mod_imagemap
was enabled and an imagemap file was publicly available, a cross-site
scripting attack was possible. (CVE-2007-5000)
A flaw was found in the mod_status module. On sites where mod_status was
enabled and the status pages were publicly accessible, a cross-site
scripting attack was possible. (CVE-2007-6388)
A flaw was found in the mod_proxy_ftp module. On sites where
mod_proxy_ftp was enabled and a forward proxy was configured, a
cross-site scripting attack was possible against browsers which do not
correctly derive the response character set following the rules in RFC
2616. (CVE-2008-0005)
Users of httpd should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
backported patches to correct these issues. Users should restart httpd
after installing this update.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
419931 - CVE-2007-5000 mod_imagemap XSS
427228 - CVE-2007-6388 apache mod_status cross-site scripting
427739 - CVE-2008-0005 mod_proxy_ftp XSS
6. Package List:
Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4):
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/RHWAS/SRPMS/httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.src.rpm
i386:
httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.i386.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.i386.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.i386.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.i386.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.i386.rpm
x86_64:
httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.x86_64.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.x86_64.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.x86_64.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.x86_64.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4):
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/RHWAS/SRPMS/httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.src.rpm
i386:
httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.i386.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.i386.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.i386.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.i386.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.i386.rpm
x86_64:
httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.x86_64.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.x86_64.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.x86_64.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.x86_64.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.59-1.el4s1.10.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
7. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5000
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6388
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0005
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
