Secunia Logo  


Secunia PSI WorldMap
 
mod_perl File Descriptor Leakage Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA10697
Release Date: 2004-01-22
Popularity: 8,087 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:mod_perl 2.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

Subscribe: Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities


Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3)[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Description:
Steve Grubb has reported a vulnerability in mod_perl, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to hi-jack the HTTPS port.

The problem is that mod_perl in combination with Apache 2 leaks the HTTPS listening file descriptor to child processes. Users, who can manipulate the file descriptor, may be able to listen on port 443/tcp.

A sample exploit has been released.

This vulnerability is a variant of an older vulnerability in Apache 2:
SA8499

Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]



Track this Secunia Advisory
Customers of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence solutions will automatically receive updates when new information regarding this advisory is released.

Read more about our Vulnerability Intelligence solutions and what they can do for you and your company.

About this Secunia Advisory
Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.

Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
  
Latest Advisories

27th Nov, 2009
New advisories: 8
New vulnerabilities: 15
Updated advisories: 11

Moderately // 330 views
Ubuntu update for php5

26th Nov, 2009
New advisories: 15
New vulnerabilities: 37
Updated advisories: 48

Moderately // 489 views
SugarCRM Multiple Vulnerabilities

Solutions | More...  


Send Feedback to Secunia
If you have new information regarding this Secunia advisory or a product in our database, please send it to us using either our web form or email us at vuln@secunia.com.

Ideas, suggestions, and other feedback are most welcome.

Most Popular - 3 Hours

1. Internet Explorer Charset Inheritance Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability // 43 views
2. Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities // 35 views
3. Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities // 35 views
4. Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities // 27 views
5. Internet Explorer Layout Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability // 22 views
6. Microsoft Windows Win32k Kernel-Mode Driver Multiple Vulnerabilities // 20 views
7. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 klavemu.kdl Denial of Service Vulnerability // 16 views
8. Firefox infoRSS Extension Cross-Context Scripting Vulnerability // 15 views
9. Facebook Photo Uploader ActiveX Control Property Handling Buffer Overflow // 15 views
10. Google Chrome Cross-Origin Resource Sharing Security Bypass // 12 views