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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831357
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Update for apache MDVSA-2011:057 (apache)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'apache'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'apache'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The configuration merger in itk.c in the Steinar H. Gunderson mpm-itk
Multi-Processing Module (apache-mpm-itk) for the Apache HTTP Server
does not properly handle certain configuration sections that specify
NiceValue but not AssignUserID, which might allow remote attackers to
gain privileges by leveraging the root uid and root gid of an mpm-itk
process (CVE-2011-1176).

Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance
Program. The updated packages uses the latest upstream ITK patch for apache
that is unaffected by this issue.

Affected Software/OS:
apache on Mandriva Linux 2009.0,
Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2010.0,
Mandriva Linux 2010.0/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2010.1,
Mandriva Linux 2010.1/X86_64,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1176
BugTraq ID: 46953
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46953
Debian Security Information: DSA-2202 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2202
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:057
http://lists.err.no/pipermail/mpm-itk/2011-March/000393.html
http://lists.err.no/pipermail/mpm-itk/2011-March/000394.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/20/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/13
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0748
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0749
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0824
XForce ISS Database: apache-mtmitk-weak-security(66248)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66248
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