Apache JK Tomcat Connector: Remote execution of arbitrary code — GLSA 200703-16

The Apache Tomcat Connector (mod_jk) contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that could result in the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Affected packages

Background

The Apache HTTP server is a very widely used web server. mod_jk provides the JK module for connecting Tomcat and Apache using the ajp13 protocol.

Description

ZDI reported an unsafe memory copy in mod_jk that was discovered by an anonymous researcher in the map_uri_to_worker function of native/common/jk_uri_worker_map.c .

Impact

A remote attacker can send a long URL request to an Apache server using Tomcat. That can trigger the vulnerability and lead to a stack-based buffer overflow, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the Apache user.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/mod_jk-1.2.21-r1"

References

• CVE-2007-0774

Release date
March 16, 2007

Latest revision
March 16, 2007: 01

Severity
high

Exploitable
remote

Bugzilla entries

• 169433