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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: RHSA-2009-1580-02 moderate httpd Security Fix

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Updated httpd packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: httpd security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2009:1580-02
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1580.html
Issue date:        2009-11-11
CVE Names:         CVE-2009-1891 CVE-2009-3094 CVE-2009-3095 
                   CVE-2009-3555 
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1. Summary:

Updated httpd packages that fix multiple security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

3. Description:

The Apache HTTP Server is a popular Web server.

A flaw was found in the way the TLS/SSL (Transport Layer Security/Secure
Sockets Layer) protocols handle session renegotiation. A man-in-the-middle
attacker could use this flaw to prefix arbitrary plain text to a client's
session (for example, an HTTPS connection to a website). This could force
the server to process an attacker's request as if authenticated using the
victim's credentials. This update partially mitigates this flaw for SSL
sessions to HTTP servers using mod_ssl by rejecting client-requested
renegotiation. (CVE-2009-3555)

Note: This update does not fully resolve the issue for HTTPS servers. An
attack is still possible in configurations that require a server-initiated
renegotiation. Refer to the following Knowledgebase article for further
information: 
A denial of service flaw was found in the Apache mod_deflate module. This
module continued to compress large files until compression was complete,
even if the network connection that requested the content was closed before
compression completed. This would cause mod_deflate to consume large
amounts of CPU if mod_deflate was enabled for a large file. (CVE-2009-1891)

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Apache mod_proxy_ftp
module. A malicious FTP server to which requests are being proxied could
use this flaw to crash an httpd child process via a malformed reply to the
EPSV or PASV commands, resulting in a limited denial of service.
(CVE-2009-3094)

A second flaw was found in the Apache mod_proxy_ftp module. In a reverse
proxy configuration, a remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass
intended access restrictions by creating a carefully-crafted HTTP
Authorization header, allowing the attacker to send arbitrary commands to
the FTP server. (CVE-2009-3095)

All httpd users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
backported patches to correct these issues. After installing the updated
packages, the httpd daemon must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

509125 - CVE-2009-1891 httpd: possible temporary DoS (CPU consumption) in mod_deflate
521619 - CVE-2009-3094 httpd: NULL pointer defer in mod_proxy_ftp caused by crafted EPSV and PASV reply
522209 - CVE-2009-3095 httpd: mod_proxy_ftp FTP command injection via Authorization HTTP header
533125 - CVE-2009-3555 TLS: MITM attacks via session renegotiation

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:

i386:
httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm

ia64:
httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm

ppc:
httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ppc.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ppc.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ppc.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ppc.rpm
httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ppc.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ppc.rpm

s390:
httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390.rpm
httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390.rpm

s390x:
httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390x.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390x.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390x.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390x.rpm
httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390x.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:

i386:
httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm

x86_64:
httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:

i386:
httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm

ia64:
httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:

i386:
httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm

ia64:
httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.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://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

7. References:

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1891
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3094
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3095
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3555
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: RHSA-2009-1580-02 moderate httpd Security Fix

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Calendar Grey November 11, 2009
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Revised httpd components for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 address moderate vulnerabilities associated with TLS and mod_proxy functionalities.
Updated httpd packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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

Summary

The Apache HTTP Server is a popular Web server.
A flaw was found in the way the TLS/SSL (Transport Layer Security/Secure Sockets Layer) protocols handle session renegotiation. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to prefix arbitrary plain text to a client's session (for example, an HTTPS connection to a website). This could force the server to process an attacker's request as if authenticated using the victim's credentials. This update partially mitigates this flaw for SSL sessions to HTTP servers using mod_ssl by rejecting client-requested renegotiation. (CVE-2009-3555)
Note: This update does not fully resolve the issue for HTTPS servers. An attack is still possible in configurations that require a server-initiated renegotiation. Refer to the following Knowledgebase article for further information: A denial of service flaw was found in the Apache mod_deflate module. This module continued to compress large files until compression was complete, even if the network connection that requested the content was closed before compression completed. This would cause mod_deflate to consume large amounts of CPU if mod_deflate was enabled for a large file. (CVE-2009-1891)
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Apache mod_proxy_ftp module. A malicious FTP server to which requests are being proxied could use this flaw to crash an httpd child process via a malformed reply to the EPSV or PASV commands, resulting in a limited denial of service. (CVE-2009-3094)
A second flaw was found in the Apache mod_proxy_ftp module. In a reverse proxy configuration, a remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass intended access restrictions by creating a carefully-crafted HTTP Authorization header, allowing the attacker to send arbitrary commands to the FTP server. (CVE-2009-3095)
All httpd users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon must be restarted for the update to take effect.

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1891 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3094 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3095 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3555 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386: httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386.rpm
ia64: httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64.rpm
ppc: httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ppc.rpm httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ppc.rpm httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ppc.rpm httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ppc.rpm httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ppc.rpm mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ppc.rpm
s390: httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390.rpm httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390.rpm httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390.rpm httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390.rpm httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390.rpm mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390.rpm
s390x: httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390x.rpm httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390x.rpm httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390x.rpm httpd-manual-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390x.rpm httpd-suexec-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390x.rpm mod_ssl-2.0.52-41.ent.6.s390x.rpm
x86_64: httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm httpd-debuginfo-2.0.52-41.ent.6.x86_64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1580-02
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2009-11-11

Topic

Updated httpd packages that fix multiple security issues are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

509125 - CVE-2009-1891 httpd: possible temporary DoS (CPU consumption) in mod_deflate

521619 - CVE-2009-3094 httpd: NULL pointer defer in mod_proxy_ftp caused by crafted EPSV and PASV reply

522209 - CVE-2009-3095 httpd: mod_proxy_ftp FTP command injection via Authorization HTTP header

533125 - CVE-2009-3555 TLS: MITM attacks via session renegotiation

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