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Apache prior 2.0.49 mod_php global variables information disclosure
HTTP
2004/09/21
Marc Ruef
marc dot ruef at computec dot ch
http://www.computec.ch
computec.ch
Marc Ruef
marc dot ruef at computec dot ch
http://www.computec.ch
computec.ch
2004/11/14
2.0
Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.1. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0
tcp
80
open|send HEAD / HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/1.[0-1] ### *Server: Apache/[0-1].* OR HTTP/1.[0-1] ### *Server: Apache/2.0.[0-3]* OR HTTP/1.[0-1] ### *Server: Apache/2.0.4[0-8]*
80
This plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor.
security at gentoo dot org
http://security.gentoo.org
Gentoo Linux
2004/02/07
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6301
Apache Software Foundation
apache at apache dot org
http://httpd.apache.org
Apache prior 2.0.49 with mod_php and IBM HTTP Server 1.3.19
Apache 2.0.49 and newer or other solutions
Buffer Overflow
The remote host is running an Apache web server. It has been reported that in Apache web server prior 2.0.49 has an information disclosure in the module mod_php. This issue may lead to other vulnerabilites that result from setting register_globals to on, due to an attackers ability to influence global variables.
If the web server is not used it should be de-installed or de-activated. Install the newest patch or bugfix to solve the problem or upgrade to the latest software version which is not vulnerable anymore. To make it harder to find the server the daemon could be configured to listen at another port (e.g. 8081). Alternation of the application banner can confuse an attacker and let him determine the wrong software. Additionally limit unwanted connections and communications with firewalling.
Approx. 2 hours
Yes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9599/exploit/
Yes
Yes
Medium
6
7
7
6
9599
Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=25753
