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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2002.139 -- SGI Security Advisory
Apache vulnerabilities on IRIX
18 March 2002
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Apache
Vendor: SGI
Operating System: IRIX (Corrected in IRIX 6.5.15)
Impact: Overwrite Arbitrary Files
Read-only Data Access
Access Required: Remote
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SGI Security Advisory
Title: Apache vulnerabilities on IRIX
Number: 20020301-01-P
Date: March 15, 2002
Reference: CVE CAN-2001-0729
Reference: CVE CAN-2001-0730
Reference: CVE CAN-2001-0731
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SGI provides this information freely to the SGI user community for its
consideration, interpretation, implementation and use. SGI recommends
that this information be acted upon as soon as possible.
SGI provides the information in this Security Advisory on an "AS-IS" basis
only, and disclaims all warranties with respect thereto, express, implied
or otherwise, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability
or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall SGI be liable for
any loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data or for any indirect,
special, exemplary, incidental or consequential damages of any kind arising
from your use of, failure to use or improper use of any of the instructions
or information in this Security Advisory.
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- - --- Issue Specifics ---
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It has been reported that there are security vulnerabilities in Apache
webservers the versions of Apache we've shipped with IRIX.
* A vulnerability was found in the split-logfile support program. A
request with a specially crafted Host: header could allow any file with a
.log extension on the system to be written to if the "split logfile"
feature is in use, which is not the default.
* A vulnerability was found when Multiviews are used to negotiate the
directory index. In some configurations, requesting a URI with a
QUERY_STRING of M=D could return a directory listing rather than the
expected index page.
SGI has investigated the issues and recommends the following steps for
neutralizing the exposure. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that these measures be
implemented on ALL vulnerable SGI systems. These issues have been corrected
in IRIX 6.5.15, where we are now supplying Apache version 1.3.22.
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- - --- Impact ---
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The Apache webserver is supplied with IRIX versions since 6.5.12m/f as a
replacement for the older SGI FastTrack server. It is installed by default,
and is enabled through "chkconfig" by default.
In order to determine if an SGI-supported version of Apache is installed,
execute the following command:
# versions -b | grep sgi_apache
If a line similar to the following line is returned, then a vulnerable
version of Apache is installed:
I sgi_apache 10/30/2001 SGI Web Server based on Apache, 1.3.20a
If a line similar to the following is returned, then version of Apache that is
installed is not vulnerable to the security issues addressed in this advisory:
I sgi_apache 01/23/2002 SGI Web Server based on Apache, 1.3.22
These vulnerabilities might lead to a root compromise in some
configurations, and no local user account is required.
These vulnerabilities have been reported by ApacheWeek and have been
publicly discussed in Usenet newsgroups and mailing lists.
http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/00-09-22
http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/01-10-05#security
These apache vulnerabilities were assigned the following CVEs:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2001-0729
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2001-0730
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2001-0731
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- - --- Temporary Workaround ---
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SGI acknowledges that it may not always be possible to immediately install
patches or upgrade the operating system. In those cases, we recommend
disabling the Apache webserver by using the following command:
# /etc/init.d/apache stop
Then ensure it will not restart when the system is rebooted by issuing the
following command:
# chkconfig apache off
For further insurance, you can uninstall it with the following command:
# versions remove sgi_apache*
It is not necessary to reboot the system after doing this. You should
upgrade the operating system as soon as it is possible to do so.
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- - --- Solution ---
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SGI has not provided a patch for these issues, but instead has rolled the
Apache 1.3.22 distribution into IRIX 6.5.15 and later releases of the
operating system.
OS Version Vulnerable? Patch # Other Actions
---------- ----------- ------- -------------
IRIX 3.x no Note 1
IRIX 4.x no Note 1
IRIX 5.x no Note 1
IRIX 6.0.x no Note 1
IRIX 6.1 no Note 1
IRIX 6.2 no Note 1
IRIX 6.3 no Note 1
IRIX 6.4 no Note 1
IRIX 6.5 no Note 2
IRIX 6.5.1 no Note 2
IRIX 6.5.2 no Note 2
IRIX 6.5.3 no Note 2
IRIX 6.5.4 no Note 2
IRIX 6.5.5 no Note 2
IRIX 6.5.6 no Note 2
IRIX 6.5.7 no Note 2
IRIX 6.5.8 no Note 2
IRIX 6.5.9 no Note 2
IRIX 6.5.10 no Note 2
IRIX 6.5.11 no Note 2
IRIX 6.5.12 yes sgi_apache 1.3.22 Note 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.13 yes sgi_apache 1.3.22 Note 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.14 yes sgi_apache 1.3.22 Note 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.15 no
NOTES
1) This version of the IRIX operating has been retired. Upgrade to an
actively supported IRIX operating system. See
http://support.sgi.com/irix/news/index.html#policy for more
information.
2) If you have not received an IRIX 6.5.X CD for IRIX 6.5, contact your
SGI Support Provider or URL: http://support.sgi.com/irix/swupdates/
3) Install sgi_apache 1.3.22 which is supplied with the IRIX 6.5.15
Applications CD or available as sgi_apache-1.3.22.tar from:
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/{6.5.12-6.5.14}
##### Patch File Checksums ####
The actual patch will be a tar file containing the following files:
Filename: sgi_apache
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 53827 6 sgi_apache
Algorithm #2 (sum): 46547 6 sgi_apache
MD5 checksum: B0AD8BED8F9F7FAA8AEC0A97002C10CB
Filename: sgi_apache.books
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 02961 2858 sgi_apache.books
Algorithm #2 (sum): 44391 2858 sgi_apache.books
MD5 checksum: 9E2B175B9B4CD20E3A9AD75C14EEFEE0
Filename: sgi_apache.idb
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 09227 218 sgi_apache.idb
Algorithm #2 (sum): 49194 218 sgi_apache.idb
MD5 checksum: 45519FF6EFAC71BD0BBB1764DE3693D5
Filename: sgi_apache.man
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 02004 86 sgi_apache.man
Algorithm #2 (sum): 473 86 sgi_apache.man
MD5 checksum: 4D4724DC0F7257E4E94E76B3C4EC2170
Filename: sgi_apache.src
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 42099 4255 sgi_apache.src
Algorithm #2 (sum): 39837 4255 sgi_apache.src
MD5 checksum: 0B840255E1180FE0F237649CAA4C00B0
Filename: sgi_apache.sw
Algorithm #1 (sum -r): 08271 1703 sgi_apache.sw
Algorithm #2 (sum): 21058 1703 sgi_apache.sw
MD5 checksum: B93134BFE21F87858BD4B34B3B32F5B6
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- - --- Acknowledgments ----
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SGI wishes to thank CVE, the Apache Foundation and the users of the Internet
Community at large for their assistance in this matter.
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- - --- References ----
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SGI Security Advisories can be found at:
http://www.sgi.com/support/security/ and
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/
SGI Security Patches can be found at:
http://www.sgi.com/support/security/ and
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/
SGI patches for IRIX can be found at the following patch servers:
http://support.sgi.com/irix/ and ftp://patches.sgi.com/
SGI freeware updates for IRIX can be found at:
http://freeware.sgi.com/
SGI fixes for SGI open sourced code can be found on:
http://oss.sgi.com/projects/
SGI patches and RPMs for Linux can be found at:
http://support.sgi.com/linux/ or
http://oss.sgi.com/projects/sgilinux-combined/download/security-fixes/
SGI patches for Windows NT or 2000 can be found at:
http://support.sgi.com/nt/
IRIX 5.2-6.4 Recommended/Required Patch Sets can be found at:
http://support.sgi.com/irix/ and ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/patchset/
IRIX 6.5 Maintenance Release Streams can be found at:
http://support.sgi.com/colls/patches/tools/relstream/index.html
IRIX 6.5 Software Update CDs can be obtained from:
http://support.sgi.com/irix/swupdates/
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real-time update.
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