It was discovered that mod_proxy_ajp did not properly handle errors when a client doesn’t send a request body. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted request and cause a denial of service. This issue affected Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, 8.10, 9.04 and 9.10. (CVE-2010-0408)
It was discovered that Apache did not properly handle headers in subrequests under certain conditions. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted request and possibly obtain sensitive information from previous requests. (CVE-2010-0434)
10 March 2010
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
It was discovered that mod_proxy_ajp did not properly handle errors when a client doesn’t send a request body. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted request and cause a denial of service. This issue affected Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, 8.10, 9.04 and 9.10. (CVE-2010-0408)
It was discovered that Apache did not properly handle headers in subrequests under certain conditions. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted request and possibly obtain sensitive information from previous requests. (CVE-2010-0434)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
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