Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libapreq2-perl announced via advisory DSA 1000-1.
An algorithm weakness has been discovered in Apache2::Request, the generic request library for Apache2 which can be exploited remotely and cause a denial of service via CPU consumption.
The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain this package.
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.04-dev-1sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.07-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libapreq2, libapache2-mod-apreq2
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201000-1
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2006-0042 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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