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authorWilliam A. Rowe Jr <wrowe@apache.org>2013-06-26 17:28:06 +0000
committerWilliam A. Rowe Jr <wrowe@apache.org>2013-06-26 17:28:06 +0000
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Note related risk at the end of the SECURITY CHANGES list for 2.0.65
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@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ Changes with Apache 2.0.65
is enabled, could allow local users to gain privileges via a .htaccess
file. [Stefan Fritsch, Greg Ames]
+ NOTE: it remains possible to exhaust all memory using a carefully
+ crafted .htaccess rule, which will not be addressed in 2.0; enabling
+ processing of .htaccess files authored by untrusted users is the root
+ of such security risks. Upgrade to httpd 2.2.25 or later to limit
+ this specific risk.
+
*) core: Add MaxRanges directive to control the number of ranges permitted
before returning the entire resource, with a default limit of 200.
[Eric Covener, Rainer Jung]