AusCERT - AA-2009.0058 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux] -- ModSecurity 2.5.9 Released

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AA-2009.0058 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux] -- ModSecurity 2.5.9 Released
Date: 06 July 2009

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AA-2009.0058                  AUSCERT Advisory

                             [Win][UNIX/Linux]
                        ModSecurity 2.5.9 Released
                                6 July 2009
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        AusCERT Advisory Summary
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Product:              ModSecurity
Operating System:     UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
                      Windows
Impact:               Denial of Service
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2009-1902 CVE-2009-1903
Member content until: Friday, April 10 2009

Revision History:     July 6 2009: Added CVE References
                      March 13 2009: Initial Release

OVERVIEW:

       ModSecurity 2.5.9 has been released correcting two security
       vulnerabillities.


IMPACT:

       The vendor has provided the following information regarding these
       vulnerabilities:

       * "Fixed PDF XSS issue where a non-GET request for a PDF file would 
         crash the Apache httpd process." [1]

       * "Fixed parsing multipart content with a missing part header name 
         which would crash Apache." [2]


MITIGATION:

       Version 2.5.9 corrects both of these vulnerabilities and can be 
       downloaded from the vendor's website. [3]


REFERENCES:

       [1] SourceForge.net: ModSecurity: Files
           http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=667538

       [2] SourceForge.net: ModSecurity: Files
           http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=667542

       [3] ModSecurity: Open Source Web Application Firewall - Download
           http://www.modsecurity.org/download 
AusCERT has made every effort to ensure that the information contained
in this document is accurate.  However, the decision to use the information
described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
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takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin.

If you believe that your computer system has been compromised or attacked in 
any way, we encourage you to let us know by completing the secure National IT 
Incident Reporting Form at:

        http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3192

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