1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1199-1

USN-1199-1: Apache vulnerability

Publication date

1 September 2011

Overview

A remote attacker could send crafted input to Apache and cause it to crash.

Releases

Packages

Details

A flaw was discovered in the byterange filter in Apache. A remote attacker
could exploit this to cause a denial of service via resource exhaustion.

A flaw was discovered in the byterange filter in Apache. A remote attacker
could exploit this to cause a denial of service via resource exhaustion.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
8.04 hardy apache2-mpm-worker –  2.2.8-1ubuntu0.21
apache2-mpm-event –  2.2.8-1ubuntu0.21
apache2-mpm-prefork –  2.2.8-1ubuntu0.21
apache2-mpm-perchild –  2.2.8-1ubuntu0.21
11.04 natty apache2.2-bin –  2.2.17-1ubuntu1.2
10.10 maverick apache2.2-bin –  2.2.16-1ubuntu3.3
10.04 lucid apache2.2-bin –  2.2.14-5ubuntu8.6

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