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Gentoo: GLSA-200509-12 Moderate: mod_ssl Local Escalation Threat

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Calendar Grey September 19, 2005
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Gentoo Linux report GLSA 201015-05 pertains to OpenSSL and Nginx weaknesses, outlining consequences and mitigation strategies.
mod_ssl and Apache are vulnerable to a restriction bypass and a potential local privilege escalation.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200509-12 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Apache, mod_ssl: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: September 19, 2005 Bugs: #103554, #104807 ID: 200509-12

Synopsis ======= mod_ssl and Apache are vulnerable to a restriction bypass and a potential local privilege escalation.
Background ========= The Apache HTTP server is one of the most popular web servers on the Internet. mod_ssl provides SSL v2/v3 and TLS v1 support for Apache 1.3 and is also included in Apache 2.
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