Debian Security Advisory
DSA-452-1 libapache-mod-python -- denial of service
- Date Reported:
- 29 Feb 2004
- Affected Packages:
- libapache-mod-python
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 9129.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2003-0973. - More information:
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The Apache Software Foundation announced that some versions of mod_python contain a bug which, when processing a request with a malformed query string, could cause the corresponding Apache child to crash. This bug could be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2:2.7.8-0.0woody2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2:2.7.10-1.
We recommend that you update your libapache-mod-python package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8-0.0woody2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8-0.0woody2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8-0.0woody2.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8-0.0woody2_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8-0.0woody2_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8-0.0woody2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8-0.0woody2_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8-0.0woody2_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8-0.0woody2_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8-0.0woody2_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8-0.0woody2_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8-0.0woody2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8-0.0woody2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapache-mod-python/libapache-mod-python_2.7.8-0.0woody2_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.