Debian: DSA-2506-1: libapache-mod-security security update
Debian: DSA-2506-1: libapache-mod-security security update
Qualys Vulnerability & Malware Research Labs discovered a vulnerability in ModSecurity, a security module for the Apache webserver. In situations where both 'Content:Disposition: attachment' and 'Content-Type: multipart' were present in HTTP headers, the vulernability could allow an attacker to bypass
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2506-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez July 02, 2012 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : libapache-mod-security Vulnerability : modsecurity bypass Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2012-2751 Debian Bug : #678529 Qualys Vulnerability & Malware Research Labs discovered a vulnerability in ModSecurity, a security module for the Apache webserver. In situations where both 'Content:Disposition: attachment' and 'Content-Type: multipart' were present in HTTP headers, the vulernability could allow an attacker to bypass policy and execute cross-site script (XSS) attacks through properly crafted HTML documents. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.12-1+squeeze1. For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.6-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.6-1. In testing and unstable distribution, the source package has been renamed to modsecurity-apache. We recommend that you upgrade your libapache-mod-security packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.