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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2007.235

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory – A flaw in the Apache mod_proxy module was found that could potentially lead to a denial of service is using a threaded Multi-Processing Module. On sites where a reverse proxy is configured, a remote attacker could send a special reequest that would cause the Apache child process handling the request to crash. Likewise, a similar crash could occur on sites with a forward proxy configured if a user could be persuaded to visit a malicious site using the proxy. A flaw in the Apache mod_autoindex module was found. On sites where directory listings are used and the AddDefaultCharset directive was removed from the configuration, a cross-site-scripting attack could be possible against browsers that to not correctly derive the response character set according to the rules in RGC 2616.

 

You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/61459/MDKSA-2007-235.txt

Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/61459/Mandriva-Linux-Security-Advisory-2007.235.html

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