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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200703-16.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200703-16.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..cc45d9918e33 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200703-16.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200703-16"> + <title>Apache JK Tomcat Connector: Remote execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + The Apache Tomcat Connector (mod_jk) contains a buffer overflow + vulnerability that could result in the remote execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mod_jk</product> + <announced>2007-03-16</announced> + <revised count="01">2007-03-16</revised> + <bug>169433</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-apache/mod_jk" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.2.21-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.2.21-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The Apache HTTP server is a very widely used web server. mod_jk + provides the JK module for connecting Tomcat and Apache using the ajp13 + protocol. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + ZDI reported an unsafe memory copy in mod_jk that was discovered by an + anonymous researcher in the map_uri_to_worker function of + native/common/jk_uri_worker_map.c . + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker can send a long URL request to an Apache server using + Tomcat. That can trigger the vulnerability and lead to a stack-based + buffer overflow, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code + with the permissions of the Apache user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Apache Tomcat users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/mod_jk-1.2.21-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0774">CVE-2007-0774</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-03-06T16:08:28Z"> + DerCorny + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-03-14T00:11:00Z"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-03-14T20:16:09Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |