Several security issues were found in the Apache HTTP server. CVE-2014-0118 The DEFLATE input filter (inflates request bodies) in mod_deflate allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via crafted request data that decompresses to a much larger size. CVE-2014-0226 A race condition was found in mod_status. An attacker able to access a public server status page on a server could send carefully crafted requests which could lead to a heap buffer overflow, causing denial of service, disclosure of sensitive information, or potentially the execution of arbitrary code. CVE-2014-0231 A flaw was found in mod_cgid. If a server using mod_cgid hosted CGI scripts which did not consume standard input, a remote attacker could cause child processes to hang indefinitely, leading to denial of service.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.22-13+deb7u3. For the testing distribution (jessie), these problems will be fixed in version 2.4.10-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.10-1. We recommend that you upgrade your apache2 packages.

The Apache Software Foundation's goal is to build a secure, efficient and extensible HTTP server as standards-compliant open source software. The result has long been the number one web server on the Internet.

apache2 on Debian Linux

This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.

• http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2989.html

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Updated on 2015-03-25