bugtraq - Re: Hijacking Apache 2 via mod

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Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:53:01 +0000
From: Ben Laurie <ben@...roup.co.uk>
To: Steve Grubb <linux_4ever@...oo.com>
Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com,
	httpd security <security@...pd.apache.org>
Subject: Re: Hijacking Apache 2 via mod_perl


Steve Grubb wrote:
> Product:         mod_perl
> Versions:        1.99_09 / apache 2.0.47
> URL:             http://perl.apache.org
> Impact:          Daemon Hijacking
> Bug class:       Leaked Descriptor
> Vendor notified: Yes
> Fix available:   No
> Date:            01/21/04
>                                                                                 
>                                                                                 
> Issue:
> ======
> Mod_perl under apache 2.0.x leaks critical file descriptors that can be used to takeover (hijack) the http and https services.

This is not a leak - mod_perl is a module that is compiled into Apache, 
and hence has access to all its resources (including memory). If you 
want to run untrusted Perl, then don't use mod_perl.

Cheers,

Ben.

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