Apache HTTP Server 1.3.41 Released
The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project
are
pleased to announce the release of version 1.3.41 of the Apache HTTP
Server ("Apache"). This Announcement notes the significant
changes in
1.3.41 as compared to 1.3.39 (1.3.40 was not released).
This version of Apache is is principally a bug and security fix
release.
The following potential security flaws are addressed:
* CVE-2007-6388 (cve.mitre.org)
mod_status: Ensure refresh parameter is numeric to prevent
a possible XSS attack caused by redirecting to other URLs.
Reported by SecurityReason.
A flaw was found in the mod_status module. On sites where
mod_status
is enabled and the status pages were publicly accessible, a
cross-site scripting attack is possible. Note that the server-
status
page is not enabled by default and it is best practice to not
make
this publicly available.
* CVE-2007-5000 (cve.mitre.org)
mod_imap: Fix cross-site scripting issue. Reported by JPCERT.
A flaw was found in the mod_imap module. On sites where
mod_imap is enabled and an imagemap file is publicly
available, a
cross-site scripting attack is possible.
* CVE-2007-3847 (cve.mitre.org)
mod_proxy: Prevent reading past the end of a buffer when parsing
date-related headers. PR 41144.
With Apache 1.3, the denial of service vulnerability applies
only
to the Windows and NetWare platforms.
Please see the CHANGES_1.3.41 file in this directory for a full list
of changes for this version.
Apache 1.3.41 is the current stable release of the Apache 1.3
family. We
strongly recommend that users of all earlier versions, including 1.3
family release, upgrade to to the current 2.2 version as soon as
possible.
We recommend Apache 1.3.41 version for users who require a third
party
module that is not yet available as an Apache 2.x module. Modules
compiled
for Apache 2.x are not compatible with Apache 1.3, and modules
compiled
for Apache 1.3 are not compatible with Apache 2.x.
Apache 1.3.41 is available for download from
http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi
This service utilizes the network of mirrors listed at:
http://www.apache.org/mirrors/
Binary distributions may be available for your specific platform
from
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/
Binaries distributed by the Apache HTTP Server Project are
provided as a
courtesy by individual project contributors. The project makes no
commitment to release the Apache HTTP Server in binary form for any
particular platform, nor on any particular schedule.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APACHE USERS: Apache 1.3 was designed for Unix OS
variants. While the ports to non-Unix platforms (such as Win32,
Netware or
OS2) will function for some applications, Apache 1.3 is not
designed for
these platforms. Apache 2 was designed from the ground up for
security,
stability, or performance issues across all modern operating
systems.
Users of any non-Unix ports are strongly cautioned to move to
Apache 2.
The Apache project no longer distributes non-Unix platform
binaries from
the main download pages for Apache 1.3. If absolutely necessary,
a binary
may be available at http://archive.apache.org/dist/httpd/.
Apache is the most popular web server in the known universe;
about 2/3 of
the servers on the Internet run Apache HTTP Server, or one of its
variants.
Apache 1.3.41 Major changes
Security vulnerabilities
The main security vulnerabilities addressed in 1.3.41 are:
CVE-2007-6388 (cve.mitre.org)
mod_status: Ensure refresh parameter is numeric to prevent
a possible XSS attack caused by redirecting to other URLs.
Reported by SecurityReason.
CVE-2007-5000 (cve.mitre.org)
mod_imap: Fix cross-site scripting issue. Reported by JPCERT.
CVE-2007-3847 (cve.mitre.org)
mod_proxy: Prevent reading past the end of a buffer when parsing
date-related headers. PR 41144.
With Apache 1.3, the denial of service vulnerability applies only
to the Windows and NetWare platforms.
Bugfixes addressed in 1.3.41 are:
More efficient implementation of the CVE-2007-3304 PID table
patch. This fixes issues with excessive memory usage by the
parent process if long-running and with a high number of child
process forks during that timeframe. Also fixes bogus "Bad pid"
errors.
