Apache Basic Authentication Module Valid User Login Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:7725

Info

Apache Basic Authentication Module Valid User Login Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 7725
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2003-0189
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 28 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 10:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to John Hughes <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Redhat mod_ssl-2.0.40-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0
Redhat mod_ssl-2.0.40-21.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
 Redhat httpd-manual-2.0.40-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0
Redhat httpd-manual-2.0.40-21.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
 Redhat httpd-devel-2.0.40-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0
Redhat httpd-devel-2.0.40-21.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
 Redhat httpd-2.0.40-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0
Redhat httpd-2.0.40-21.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
 HP HP-UX Apache-Based Web Server 1.0.1 .01
- HP HP-UX 11.22
- HP HP-UX 11.20
- HP HP-UX 11.11
- HP HP-UX 11.0
HP HP-UX Apache-Based Web Server 1.0 .05.01
HP HP-UX Apache-Based Web Server 1.0 .04.01
HP HP-UX Apache-Based Web Server 1.0 .03.01
HP HP-UX Apache-Based Web Server 1.0 .02.01
HP HP-UX Apache-Based Web Server 1.0 .01
- HP HP-UX 11.22
- HP HP-UX 11.20
- HP HP-UX 11.11
- HP HP-UX 11.0
Apache Apache 2.0.45
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0
Apache Apache 2.0.44
Apache Apache 2.0.43
Apache Apache 2.0.42
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
 + Gentoo Linux 1.2
Apache Apache 2.0.41
Apache Apache 2.0.40
+ Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 8.0
+ Terra Soft Solutions Yellow Dog Linux 3.0
Not Vulnerable: HP HP-UX Apache-Based Web Server 1.0 .07.01
HP HP-UX Apache-Based Web Server 1.0 .06.01
Apache Apache 2.0.46
+ Redhat Desktop 3.0
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
 + Trustix Secure Linux 2.0

Solution / Fix

Apache Basic Authentication Module Valid User Login Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
This issue has been addressed in Apache 2.0.46. Users are advised to upgrade.

Red Hat has released an advisory (RHSA-2003:186-01) which addresses this issue. Please see the attached advisory for details on obtaining and applying fixes.

Gentoo Linux users who are running net-www/apache-2.x may upgrade to apache-2.0.46 with the following commands:

emerge sync
emerge apache
emerge clean

Yellow Dog Linux has released an advisory containing fixes to address this issue. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.

HP has released advisory HPSBUX0307-269 (rev.1) and fixes to address this issue.

Fixes are available:


Redhat httpd-manual-2.0.40-21.i386.rpm

Redhat httpd-2.0.40-8.i386.rpm

Redhat httpd-2.0.40-21.i386.rpm

Redhat httpd-manual-2.0.40-8.i386.rpm

Redhat httpd-devel-2.0.40-21.i386.rpm

Redhat httpd-devel-2.0.40-8.i386.rpm

Redhat mod_ssl-2.0.40-8.i386.rpm

Redhat mod_ssl-2.0.40-21.i386.rpm

HP HP-UX Apache-Based Web Server 1.0 .04.01

HP HP-UX Apache-Based Web Server 1.0 .05.01

HP HP-UX Apache-Based Web Server 1.0 .01

HP HP-UX Apache-Based Web Server 1.0 .03.01

HP HP-UX Apache-Based Web Server 1.0 .02.01

HP HP-UX Apache-Based Web Server 1.0.1 .01

Apache Apache 2.0.40

Apache Apache 2.0.41

Apache Apache 2.0.42

Apache Apache 2.0.43

Apache Apache 2.0.44

Apache Apache 2.0.45

References

Apache Basic Authentication Module Valid User Login Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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