Note: This is an archival copy of Security Sun Alert 201585 as previously published on http://sunsolve.sun.com. Latest version of this security advisory is available from http://support.oracle.com as Sun Alert 1001190.1. |
Category Security Release Phase Resolved Solaris 9 Operating System Solaris 8 Operating System Bug Id 5048900, 5069902 Date of Workaround Release 24-AUG-2004 Date of Resolved Release 12-OCT-2004 Impact A local or remote unprivileged user may be able execute arbitrary code on Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 systems running Apache with privileges of the Apache HTTP process, due to several security vulnerabilities in the Apache Web Server and Apache Web Server modules. The Apache HTTP process normally runs as the unprivileged uid "nobody" (uid 60001). The ability to execute arbitrary code as the unprivileged uid "nobody" may lead to modified web content, denial of service, or further compromise. These issues are described at the following sites: The Change Log for Apache 1.3, at http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_1.3 CAN-2003-0987: "mod_digest issue" at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0987 CAN-2003-0020: "filtering of data sent to errorlog" at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0020 CAN-2004-0174: "possible denial of service" at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0174 CAN-2003-0993: "mod_access on 64-bit platforms" at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0993 CAN-2004-0492: "buffer overflow in mod_proxy" at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0492 Note that Apache 1.3.31 addresses the first four of these five security vulnerabilities. Additional changes were made to address CAN-2004-0492 in Sun's version of Apache 1.3.31. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases: SPARC Platform
x86 Platform
Note 1: This Sun Alert originally reported that Solaris 8 systems without patch 116973-01 or 116974-01 were impacted by these issues. However, as per Sun Alert 101841 (at: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101841-1), some of these issues may still occur on Solaris 8 systems with 116973-01 or 116974-01. A system is only vulnerable to this issue if Apache Web Server has been configured and is running on the system. The following command can be executed to check if the Apache(1M) httpd daemon is running on the system: $ /usr/bin/ps -ef | grep httpd nobody 103892 102307 0 Jan 20 ? 0:27 /usr/apache/bin/httpd Apache was not bundled with Solaris prior to Solaris 8. However, customers who have built and/or installed a vulnerable version of Apache on any version of Solaris are at risk. See the Apache web site to download the latest version of Apache which addresses these issues. Note also that CAN-2004-0492 is not fixed in a shipped version of Apache yet. The vulnerabilities CAN-2003-0020, CAN-2004-0174, and CAN-2003-0993 are present in Apache Web Server versions 1.3 through 1.3.29. The vulnerability CAN-2003-098 is present in Apache Web Server versions 1.3 through 1.3.30. The vulnerability CAN-2004-0492 is present in Apache Web Server versions 1.3 through 1.3.31. CAN-2004-0492 is addressed in the Apache Web Server shipped in the patches described in this Sun Alert. In order to determine the version of Apache installed, the following command can be executed: $ /usr/apache/bin/httpd -v Server version: Apache/1.3.27 (Unix) Server built: Nov 1 2002 16:16:41 Symptoms There are no reliable symptoms that would indicate any of the described issues have been exploited to gain unauthorized uid "nobody" access to a host. Workaround There is no workaround. Please see the "Resolution" section below. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases: SPARC Platform
x86 Platform
Note 1: This Sun Alert originally reported that the Solaris 8 patches 116973-01 or later and 116974-01 or later addressed these issues. However, as per Sun Alert 101841 (at: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101841-1), the complete resolution is available in Solaris 8 patches 116973-02 or later and 116974-02 or later. Modification History Date: 12-OCT-2004
Date: 22-SEP-2004
Date: 09-SEP-2004
Date: 12-AUG-2005
References113146-05114145-04 116973-01 116974-01 Attachments This solution has no attachment |
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