Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2008:0007 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2008-01-15
Updated:
2008-01-15

RHSA-2008:0007 - Security Advisory

Synopsis

Moderate: httpd security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Moderate

Topic

Updated Apache httpd packages that correct security issues are now
available for Red Hat Application Stack v1

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

Description

The Apache HTTP Server is a popular Web server.

A flaw was found in the mod_imagemap module. On sites where mod_imagemap
was enabled and an imagemap file was publicly available, a cross-site
scripting attack was possible. (CVE-2007-5000)

A flaw was found in the mod_status module. On sites where mod_status was
enabled and the status pages were publicly accessible, a cross-site
scripting attack was possible. (CVE-2007-6388)

A flaw was found in the mod_proxy_ftp module. On sites where
mod_proxy_ftp was enabled and a forward proxy was configured, a
cross-site scripting attack was possible against browsers which do not
correctly derive the response character set following the rules in RFC
2616. (CVE-2008-0005)

Users of httpd should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
backported patches to correct these issues. Users should restart httpd
after installing this update.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Application Stack 1 1 x86_64
  • Red Hat Application Stack 1 1 i386

Fixes

The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.