Secunia Security Advisory - OpenBSD has acknowledged a vulnerability in httpd's mod_include module, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
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TITLE:
OpenBSD httpd mod_include Privilege Escalation
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA13790
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13790/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Privilege escalation
WHERE:
Local system
OPERATING SYSTEM:
OpenBSD 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/100/
DESCRIPTION:
OpenBSD has acknowledged a vulnerability in httpd's mod_include
module, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain
escalated privileges.
For more information:
SA12898
NOTE: Successful exploitation requires enabling the XBitHack
directive or server-side includes.
SOLUTION:
Apply patches.
OpenBSD 3.6:
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/009_httpd.patch
OpenBSD 3.5:
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.5/common/026_httpd3.patch
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#httpd
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA12898:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12898/
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