Executive Summary



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Summary
Title apache security update
Informations
Name RHSA-2006:0618 First vendor Publication 2006-08-08
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2006-08-08
Severity (Vendor) Important Revision 01

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 4.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Updated Apache httpd packages that correct a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

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

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386

3. Problem description:

The Apache HTTP Server is a popular Web server available for free.

A bug was found in Apache where an invalid Expect header sent to the server was returned to the user in an unescaped error message. This could allow an attacker to perform a cross-site scripting attack if a victim was tricked into connecting to a site and sending a carefully crafted Expect header. (CVE-2006-3918)

While a web browser cannot be forced to send an arbitrary Expect header by a third-party attacker, it was recently discovered that certain versions of the Flash plugin can manipulate request headers. If users running such versions can be persuaded to load a web page with a malicious Flash applet, a cross-site scripting attack against the server may be possible.

Users of Apache should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

4. Solution:

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

200738 - CVE-2006-3918 Expect header XSS

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0618.html

CAPEC : Common Attack Pattern Enumeration & Classification

Id Name
CAPEC-86 Embedding Script (XSS ) in HTTP Headers

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-79 Failure to Preserve Web Page Structure ('Cross-site Scripting') (CWE/SANS Top 25)

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10352
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10352
Title: http_protocol.c in (1) IBM HTTP Server 6.0 before 6.0.2.13 and 6.1 before 6.1.0.1, and (2) Apache HTTP Server 1.3 before 1.3.35, 2.0 before 2.0.58, and 2.2 before 2.2.2, does not sanitize the Expect header from an HTTP request when it is reflected back in an error message, which might allow cross-site scripting (XSS) style attacks using web client components that can send arbitrary headers in requests, as demonstrated using a Flash SWF file.
Description: http_protocol.c in (1) IBM HTTP Server 6.0 before 6.0.2.13 and 6.1 before 6.1.0.1, and (2) Apache HTTP Server 1.3 before 1.3.35, 2.0 before 2.0.58, and 2.2 before 2.2.2, does not sanitize the Expect header from an HTTP request when it is reflected back in an error message, which might allow cross-site scripting (XSS) style attacks using web client components that can send arbitrary headers in requests, as demonstrated using a Flash SWF file.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2006-3918
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
 Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12238
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12238
Title: HP-UX Apache-based Web Server, Local Information Disclosure, Increase of Privilege, Remote Denial of Service (DoS)
Description: http_protocol.c in (1) IBM HTTP Server 6.0 before 6.0.2.13 and 6.1 before 6.1.0.1, and (2) Apache HTTP Server 1.3 before 1.3.35, 2.0 before 2.0.58, and 2.2 before 2.2.2, does not sanitize the Expect header from an HTTP request when it is reflected back in an error message, which might allow cross-site scripting (XSS) style attacks using web client components that can send arbitrary headers in requests, as demonstrated using a Flash SWF file.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2006-3918
 Version: 12
Platform(s): HP-UX 11
 Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 71
Os 4
Os 1
Os 1
Os 1

ExploitDB Exploits

id Description
2011-06-13 Oracle HTTP Server XSS Header Injection

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2011-01-04 Name : HP-UX Update for Apache-based Web Server HPSBUX02612
File : nvt/gb_hp_ux_HPSBUX02612.nasl
2009-10-22 Name : HP-UX Update for Apache-based Web Server HPSBUX02465
File : nvt/gb_hp_ux_HPSBUX02465.nasl
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for apache2,apache2-prefork,apache2-worker
File : nvt/sles9p5013454.nasl
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for Apache
File : nvt/sles9p5023075.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for apache2 vulnerabilities USN-575-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_575_1.nasl
2009-01-23 Name : SuSE Update for apache2,apache SUSE-SA:2008:021
File : nvt/gb_suse_2008_021.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1167-1 (apache)
File : nvt/deb_1167_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
27488 IBM HTTP Server Expect Header XSS
27487 Apache HTTP Server Crafted Expect Header Cross Domain HTML Injection

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2014-10-10 Name : The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.
File : f5_bigip_SOL6669.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2006-0619.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-06-29 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2006-0618.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-01-24 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0523.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse9_12125.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-02-05 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-575-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-02-18 Name : The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch
File : suse_SA_2006_051.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-10-14 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1167.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-08-23 Name : The remote web server is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack.
File : www_expect_xss.nasl - Type : ACT_ATTACK
2006-08-14 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2006-0619.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-08-14 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2006-0619.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-08-10 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2006-0618.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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