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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
+<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+
+<glsa id="200608-01">
+ <title>Apache: Off-by-one flaw in mod_rewrite</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ A flaw in mod_rewrite could result in a Denial of Service or the execution
+ of arbitrary code.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">apache</product>
+ <announced>August 01, 2006</announced>
+ <revised>December 30, 2007: 02</revised>
+ <bug>141986</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="www-servers/apache" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="rge">1.3.34-r14</unaffected>
+ <unaffected range="rge">1.3.37</unaffected>
+ <unaffected range="ge">2.0.58-r2</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.58-r2</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ The Apache HTTP server is one of the most popular web servers on the
+ Internet. The Apache module mod_rewrite provides a rule-based engine to
+ rewrite requested URLs on the fly.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ An off-by-one flaw has been found in Apache's mod_rewrite module by
+ Mark Dowd of McAfee Avert Labs. This flaw is exploitable depending on
+ the types of rewrite rules being used.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="high">
+ <p>
+ A remote attacker could exploit the flaw to cause a Denial of Service
+ or execution of arbitrary code. Note that Gentoo Linux is not
+ vulnerable in the default configuration.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All Apache users should upgrade to the latest version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose www-servers/apache</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3747">CVE-2006-3747</uri>
+ <uri link="http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.0.html">Apache HTTP Server 2.0 Announcement</uri>
+ <uri link="http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement1.3.html">Apache HTTP Server 1.3 Announcement</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:10:33 +0000">
+ vorlon078
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:10:22 +0000">
+ vorlon078
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 29 Jul 2006 21:48:21 +0000">
+ vorlon078
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>