SB2018072014 - Arch Linux update for apache 

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SB2018072014 - Arch Linux update for apache

Published: July 20, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018072014
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1333)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtering of incoming data within "mod_http2" apache module. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected web server and trigger daemon crash.


2) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8011)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper filtering of input data within "mod_md" apache module when processing requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected web server and trigger denial of service condition via coredumps.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References