Date: 06 March 2007
References: AL-2006.0061
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2006.0751 -- [Solaris]
Security Vulnerabilities in the Apache 2.0 Web Server
"mod_rewrite", "mod_imap" and "mod_ssl" Modules
12 October 2006
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Apache 2.0
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Solaris
Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Denial of Service
Cross-site Scripting
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2006-3747 CVE-2005-3357 CVE-2005-3352
Ref: AL-2006.0061
Original Bulletin: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-102662-1
Revision History: March 7 2007: Workaround added for mod_rewrite issue
October 12 2006: Initial Release
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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
* Sun Alert ID: 102662
* Synopsis: Security Vulnerabilities in the Apache 2.0 Web Server
"mod_rewrite", "mod_imap" and "mod_ssl" Modules
* Category: Security
* Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
* BugIDs: 6452767, 6423037, 6423033
* Avoidance: Patch, Workaround
* State: Resolved
* Date Released: 10-Oct-2006
* Date Closed: 10-Oct-2006
* Date Modified: 01-Mar-2007
1. Impact
Three security vulnerabilities have been found in the Apache HTTP
server which affect the Apache 2.0 web server bundled with Solaris 10.
The first issue, a vulnerability in the mod_rewrite Apache HTTP server
module (CVE-2006-3747), may allow a local or remote unprivileged user
to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the Apache 2.0
process or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) to the Apache HTTP process.
The Apache 2.0 HTTP process normally runs as the unprivileged user
"webservd" (uid 80).
The second issue, a vulnerability in the mod_ssl Apache HTTP server
module (CVE-2005-3357), may allow a local or remote unprivileged user
to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) to the Apache HTTP process.
The third issue, a Cross Site Scripting (CSS or XSS) vulnerability in
the mod_imap Apache HTTP server module (CVE-2005-3352), may allow a
local or remote unprivileged user to steal cookie information, hijack
sessions, or cause a loss of data privacy between a client and the
server.
Additional information regarding these issues is available at:
* The Change Log for Apache 2.0, at:
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.0
* CERT VU#395412 at: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395412
* CVE-2006-3747 at:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3747
* CVE-2005-3352 at:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3352
* CVE-2005-3357 at:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3357
2. Contributing Factors
These issues can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* Solaris 10 without patch 120543-06
x86 Platform
* Solaris 10 without patch 120544-06
Note 1: Apache 1.3 ships with Solaris 8, 9, and 10, and is impacted by
two of the issues referenced in this Sun Alert - CVE-2005-3352 and
CVE-2006-3747. For details on the impact to Apache 1.3 see Sun Alert
102663.
Note 2: The Apache 2.0 web server is not bundled with releases prior
to Solaris 10. However, customers who have built and/or installed a
vulnerable version of Apache on any version of Solaris are at risk.
Refer to http://httpd.apache.org/security_report.html for
information about vulnerable unbundled Apache versions.
Note 3: A system is only vulnerable to the described issues if the
Apache 2.0 web server has been configured and is running on the
system. The following SMF command can be used to see if the Solaris 10
bundled Apache 2 web server service is enabled:
$ svcs svc:/network/http:apache2
STATE STIME FMRI
disabled Feb_02 svc:/network/http:apache2
Note 4: The mod_rewrite vulnerability (CVE-2006-3747) is present in
Apache 2 versions 2.0.46 to 2.0.58 and Solaris 10 bundled Apache 2
versions 2.0.46 to 2.0.58 built Aug 9 2006. The mod_ssl vulnerability
(CVE-2005-3357) is present in Apache 2 versions 2.0 to 2.0.55. The
mod_imap vulnerability (CVE-2005-3352) is present in Apache 2 versions
2.0 to 2.0.56.
To determine the version and build date of the Solaris bundled Apache
2 web server installed on a host, the following command can be run:
$ /usr/apache2/bin/httpd -v
Server version: Apache/2.0.52
Server built: Jan 22 2006 02:10:22
Note 5: The mod_rewrite vulnerability (CVE-2006-3747) only affects
systems which make use of the Apache URL Rewriting Engine module
(mod_rewrite). To determine if this module is enabled, a command such
as the following can be run for all of the configuration files that
define the running Apache configuration:
$ grep RewriteEngine /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
RewriteEngine on
This option defaults to "off", therefore, if it is not present in the
configuration files, the system is not affected.
Note 6: The mod_ssl vulnerability (CVE-2005-3357) only affects systems
which make use of the Apache SSL module (mod_ssl). If the Apache Web
Server is configured to use the 'mod_ssl' module, text similar to the
following will be printed to the error log when Apache is started:
$ grep mod_ssl /var/apache2/logs/error_log
[Tue Sep 26 17:23:13 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.52 (Unix)
DAV/2 mod_ssl/2.0.52 OpenSSL/0.9.7d mod_perl/2.0.0 Perl/v5.8.4 configured--
resuming normal operations
If no "mod_ssl" version information is displayed in the log when the
application is started, the Apache 2 Web Server is not configured to
use SSL.
Note 7: The mod_imap vulnerability (CVE-2005-3352) only affects
systems which make use of the Apache IMAP module (mod_imap) along with
image map files. To determine if the mod_imap module is enabled for
use with image map files, a command such as the following can be run
for all of the configuration files that define the running Apache
configuration:
$ grep 'imap-file map' /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
#AddHandler imap-file map
This option is not enabled by default as the initial hash sign "#"
indicates.
3. Symptoms
There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described
issues have been exploited on a system.
4. Relief/Workaround
To work around the mod_imap issue (CVE-2005-3352), disable the
"imap-file map" entry in the Apache 2 httpd.conf file. The "imap-file
map" entry should look like:
#AddHandler imap-file map
Refer to http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_imap.html for
details.
To work around the mod_rewrite issue (CVE-2006-3747), disable the
"RewriteEngine" option in the Apache 2 httpd.conf file. The
RewriteEngine line should look like the following:
RewriteEngine off
Refer to http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html for
details.
There is no workaround for the mod_ssl issue (CVE-2005-3357).
5. Resolution
These issues are addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* Solaris 10 with patch 120543-06 or later
x86 Platform
* Solaris 10 with patch 120544-06 or later
Change History
01-Mar-2007:
* Updated BugID field
* Updated Relief/Workaround section
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