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Debian: DSA-2992-1 Important: OpenSSL Vulnerability Alert

Martin Holst Swende discovered a flaw in the way chunked requests are handled in ModSecurity, an Apache module whose purpose is to tighten the Web application security. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass intended mod_security restrictions by using chunked transfer . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2991-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso July 27, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : modsecurity-apache CVE ID : CVE-2013-5705 Martin Holst Swende discovered a flaw in the way chunked requests are handled in ModSecurity, an Apache module whose purpose is to tighten the Web application security. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass intended mod_security restrictions by using chunked transfer coding with a capitalized Chunked value in the Transfer-Encoding HTTP header, allowing to send requests containing content that should have been removed by mod_security. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.6-6+deb7u2. For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.7.7-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.7.7-1. We recommend that you upgrade your modsecurity-apache packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Enhance modsecurity-apache to rectify a flaw permitting evasion in chunked requests on Debian platforms.. Modsecurity Update, Apache Security Flaw, Debian Advisory. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 27, 2014 •Important Debian