[luau] Apache exploit circulating, users urged to patch

Ho'ala Greevy hoala at secretbonus.com
Fri Jun 21 01:40:01 PDT 2002


timely post, Warren!  I wasn't aware RedHat had released a patch.

-ho'ala

Warren Togami said:
> Patch your Apache, and please spread the word to everyone you know that
> is running Apache.  This applies to home systems too, even if you think
> your system is "not important".
>
> Red Hat Apache update
> http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-06-20-010-26-SC-RH-SV
> Mandrake Apache update
> http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-06-21-010-26-SC-MD-SV
> Debian Apache update
> http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-06-21-009-26-SC-DB-SV
> Trustix Apache update
> http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-06-20-016-26-SC-SV SOT
> Linux Apache update
> http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-06-20-015-26-SC-SV-SW
> SuSE Apache update
> http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-06-19-023-26-SC-SV-SS
>
> http://www.idg.net/ic_877484_1794_9-10000.html
> Apache exploit circulating, users urged to patch
>
> If users have put off patching their Apache Web servers against the
> vulnerability discovered Monday, they should wait no longer, as an
> exploit to attack the security hole is now circulating on the Internet,
> according to Oliver Friedrichs, director of engineering at
> SecurityFocus Inc.
>
> The exploit -- a tool which makes attacking a vulnerability easier --
> was posted to the Bugtraq security email list on Wednesday, Friedrichs
> said.
>
> The existence of an exploit "makes the possibility of a worm that
> targets these (systems) more likely," he said.
> (continued in article)
>
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