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SUSE 11 SP3: 2014:0967-1 Important: Apache Buffer Overflow Fix

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Calendar Grey August 7, 2014
Dist Suse Esm H88
Essential revisions for the Apache HTTP Server aim to resolve significant vulnerabilities and bolster overall security measures.
An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has one An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has one An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has one errata is now a...

Summary

This update for the Apache Web Server provides the following fixes: * Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow on apache module mod_status. (bnc#887765, CVE-2014-0226) * Properly remove whitespace characters from CDATA sections to avoid remote denial of service by crashing the Apache Server process. (bnc#869105, CVE-2013-6438) * Correction to parsing of cookie content; this can lead to a crash with a specially designed cookie sent to the server. (bnc#869106, CVE-2014-0098) * ECC support should not be missing. (bnc#859916) This update also introduces a new configuration parameter CGIDScriptTimeout, which defaults to the value of parameter Timeout. CGIDScriptTimeout is set to 60s if mod_cgid is loaded/active, via /etc/apache2/conf.d/cgid-timeout.conf. The new directive and its effect

References

#859916 #869105 #869106 #887765 #887768

Cross- CVE-2013-6438 CVE-2014-0098 CVE-2014-0226

CVE-2014-0231

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6438.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0098.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0226.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0231.html

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0967-1
Rating: important

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