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Message-ID: <400FF1DD.7050504@algroup.co.uk>
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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