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Apache 1.3 -- mod_proxy reverse proxy exposure

Affected packages
	apache	<	1.3.43
	apache+ssl	<	1.3.43.1.59_2
	apache+ipv6	<	1.3.43
	apache+mod_perl	<	1.3.43
	apache+mod_ssl	<	1.3.41+2.8.31_4
	apache+mod_ssl+ipv6	<	1.3.41+2.8.31_4
	ru-apache-1.3	<	1.3.43+30.23_1
	ru-apache+mod_ssl	<	1.3.43+30.23_1

Details

VuXML ID	d8c901ff-0f0f-11e1-902b-20cf30e32f6d
Discovery	2011-10-05
Entry	2011-11-14

Apache HTTP server project reports:

An exposure was found when using mod_proxy in reverse proxy mode. In certain configurations using RewriteRule with proxy flag, a remote attacker could cause the reverse proxy to connect to an arbitrary server, possibly disclosing sensitive information from internal web servers not directly accessible to attacker. There is no patch against this issue!

[source]

References

CVE Name	CVE-2011-3368
URL	http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_13.html
URL	http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Oct/232