DSA-1000-2 libapreq2-perl -- design error

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2006-0042  

Gunnar Wolf noticed that the correction for the following problem was not complete and requires an update. For completeness we're providing the original problem description: An algorithm weakness has been discovered in Apache2::Request, the generic request library for Apache2 which can be exploited remotely and cause a denial of service via CPU consumption. The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain this package. For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.04-dev-1sarge2. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.07-1. We recommend that you upgrade your libapreq2, libapache2-mod-apreq2 and libapache2-request-perl packages.

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1000-2 libapreq2-perl -- design error

Date Reported:
14 Mar 2006
Affected Packages:
libapreq2-perl
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 354060, Bug 358689.
In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 16710.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2006-0042.
More information:

Gunnar Wolf noticed that the correction for the following problem was not complete and requires an update. For completeness we're providing the original problem description:

An algorithm weakness has been discovered in Apache2::Request, the generic request library for Apache2 which can be exploited remotely and cause a denial of service via CPU consumption.

The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain this package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.04-dev-1sarge2.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.07-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libapreq2, libapache2-mod-apreq2 and libapache2-request-perl packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapreq2-perl_2.04-dev-1sarge2.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapreq2-perl_2.04-dev-1sarge2.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapreq2-perl_2.04-dev.orig.tar.gz
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapache2-request-perl_2.04-dev-1sarge2_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapache2-request-perl_2.04-dev-1sarge2_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapache2-request-perl_2.04-dev-1sarge2_arm.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapache2-request-perl_2.04-dev-1sarge2_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapache2-request-perl_2.04-dev-1sarge2_ia64.deb
HPPA:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapache2-request-perl_2.04-dev-1sarge2_hppa.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapache2-request-perl_2.04-dev-1sarge2_m68k.deb
Big endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapache2-request-perl_2.04-dev-1sarge2_mips.deb
Little endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapache2-request-perl_2.04-dev-1sarge2_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapache2-request-perl_2.04-dev-1sarge2_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapache2-request-perl_2.04-dev-1sarge2_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/liba/libapreq2-perl/libapache2-request-perl_2.04-dev-1sarge2_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the revised advisory.