Issued:
2007-06-20
Updated:
2007-06-20

RHSA-2007:0396 - Low: mod_perl security update

Synopsis

Low: mod_perl security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Low

Topic

Updated mod_perl packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Application Stack.

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

Description

Mod_perl incorporates a Perl interpreter into the Apache web server, so that the Apache web server can directly execute Perl code.

An issue was found in the "namespace_from_uri" method of the ModPerl::RegistryCooker class. If a server implemented a mod_perl registry module using this method, a remote attacker requesting a carefully crafted URI can cause resource consumption, which could lead to a denial of service (CVE-2007-1349).

Users of mod_perl should update to these erratum packages which contain a backported fix to correct this issue.

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 This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Application Stack 11x86_64
Red Hat Application Stack 11i386

Updated Packages

  • mod_perl-devel-2.0.3-1.el4s1.3.x86_64.rpm
  • mod_perl-devel-2.0.3-1.el4s1.3.i386.rpm
  • mod_perl-2.0.3-1.el4s1.3.x86_64.rpm
  • mod_perl-2.0.3-1.el4s1.3.i386.rpm

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