Bug Id
6840453

Product
Solaris 8 Operating System
Solaris 9 Operating System
Solaris 10 Operating System
OpenSolaris

Date of Workaround Release
15-Dec-2009

Security Vulnerability in the Apache 1.3 "mod_perl" Module Component "Status.pm" May Lead to Unauthorized Access to Data

1. Impact

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Apache 1.3 HTTP server "mod_perl" module's perl-status utility may allow an unprivileged remote user to inject arbitrary web script or HTML while accessing a crafted URL to perl-status utility. This can result in various impacts including the theft of sensitive information such as cookie information, access to user credentials or the hijacking of sessions.

Additional information regarding this issue is available at:


2. Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

• Solaris 8
• Solaris 9 without patch 113146-13
  
• Solaris 10 without patch 122911-18
• OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_01 through snv_116

x86 Platform

• Solaris 8
• Solaris 9 without patch 114145-12
  
• Solaris 10 without patch 122912-18
• OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_01 through snv_116

Notes:

1. OpenSolaris distributions may include additional bug fixes above and beyond the build from which it was derived. To determine the base build of OpenSolaris, the following command can be used:

$ uname -v
snv_111

2. A system is only vulnerable to the described issue if the Apache 1.3 web server has been configured and is running on the system.

The following command can be executed to determine if the Apache 1.3 web server is currently running on the system:

$ /usr/bin/ps -ef | grep httpd
nobody 103892 102307 0 Jan 20 ? 0:27 /usr/apache/bin/httpd

3. The vulnerability only affects systems which make use of the Apache 1.3 Server mod_perl(3) (Status.pm) component.

To determine if the "Status.pm" component is used, the following command can be run for all configuration files that define the running Apache 1.3 configurations:

$ grep Apache::Status  /etc/apache/httpd.conf
PerlHandler Apache::Status

Note: Solaris 8 entered EOSL Phase 2 on 1 April 2009. Entitlement to patches developed on or after 1 April 2009 requires the purchase of the Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service. See Note in section 5 for more details.

3. Symptoms

There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the issue has been exploited.

4. Workaround

To work around the described issue, do not configure the mod_perl(3) component Status.pm in the Apache 1.3 "httpd.conf" file. This may be done by commenting the corresponding sections in the configuration file which contain "Apache::Status".

5. Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

• Solaris 9 with patch 113146-13 or later
  
• Solaris 10 with patch 122911-18 or later
  
• OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_117 or later

x86 Platform

• Solaris 9 with patch 114145-12 or later
  
• Solaris 10 with patch 122912-18 or later
• OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_117 or later

A final resolution is pending completion for Solaris 8.

Note: The READMEs of Solaris 8 patches developed on or after 1 April 2009 are available to all customers however Solaris 8 entered EOSL Phase 2 on April 1, 2009 and thus entitlement for these patches, including those that fix security vulnerabilities, requires the purchase of the Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service. More information about the Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service is available at:



For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see 1009886.1.


Modification History
25-Feb-2010: Updated for Patches Pending
08-Mar-2010: Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections for Solaris 9 patches

References

122911-18
122912-18
113146-13
114145-12





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