Bug#644169: libapache2-mod-perl2: PerlOptions -Sections not permitted in server config, but should be

2018-11-14 Thread Dominic Hargreaves
On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 04:26:09PM +0200, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote: > Hi > > Back in 2011 after this bug was reported, for the security implication > mentioned, CVE-2011-2767 was assigned. mod_perl checks .htaccess files > for sections, and users allowed to write to .htaccess files can > run

Bug#644169: libapache2-mod-perl2: PerlOptions -Sections not permitted in server config, but should be

2018-08-26 Thread Salvatore Bonaccorso
Hi The MITRE CVE entry for CVE-2011-2767 is now populated: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2767 Regards, Salvatore

Bug#644169: libapache2-mod-perl2: PerlOptions -Sections not permitted in server config, but should be

2018-08-26 Thread Salvatore Bonaccorso
Hi Back in 2011 after this bug was reported, for the security implication mentioned, CVE-2011-2767 was assigned. mod_perl checks .htaccess files for sections, and users allowed to write to .htaccess files can run code as the user running the web server, leading to privilege escalation. This can

Bug#644169: libapache2-mod-perl2: PerlOptions -Sections not permitted in server config, but should be

2011-10-05 Thread Jan Ingvoldstad
Here is a patch that ensures that Perl (and Pod) sections are only allowed in the server configuration and not per directory, which incidentally matches the specification table here: http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/config/config.html#mod_perl_Directives_Argument_Types_and_Allowed_Location

Bug#644169: Info received (Bug#644169: libapache2-mod-perl2: PerlOptions -Sections not permitted in server config, but should be)

2011-10-05 Thread Jan Ingvoldstad
One more thing: Disallowing POD sections per-directory breaks some of the tests, that is, those tests that use Location. The security risk in allowing POD sections is perhaps low enough that this part of the patch can be skipped, but I didn't see any sense in permitting POD sections when other

Bug#644169: libapache2-mod-perl2: PerlOptions -Sections not permitted in server config, but should be

2011-10-04 Thread Damyan Ivanov
tags 644169 confirmed found 644169 2.0.5-2 thanks -=| Jan Ingvoldstad, 03.10.2011 17:08:52 +0200 |=- I'm unable to disable Perl sections, as described here: http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/config/config.html#C_Perl_Handler_ So, according to the documentation, I should be able to

Bug#644169: libapache2-mod-perl2: PerlOptions -Sections not permitted in server config, but should be

2011-10-03 Thread Jan Ingvoldstad
Package: libapache2-mod-perl2 Version: 2.0.4-7 Severity: important I'm unable to disable Perl sections, as described here: http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/config/config.html#C_Perl_Handler_ Note: all configuration options below and screen output is indented by two spaces intentionally.