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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="200610-12">
  <title>Apache mod_tcl: Format string vulnerability</title>
  <synopsis>
    A format string vulnerabilty has been found in Apache mod_tcl, which could
    lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">mod_tcl</product>
  <announced>October 24, 2006</announced>
  <revised>October 24, 2006: 01</revised>
  <bug>151359</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="www-apache/mod_tcl" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.0.1</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.1</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    Apache mod_tcl is a TCL interpreting module for the Apache 2.x web
    server.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    Sparfell discovered format string errors in calls to the set_var
    function in tcl_cmds.c and tcl_core.c.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>
    A remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary
    code with the rights of the user running the Apache server.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All mod_tcl users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=www-apache/mod_tcl-1.0.1&quot;</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4154">CVE-2006-4154</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:26:41 +0000">
    falco
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:37:41 +0000">
    falco
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:13:35 +0000">
    vorlon078
  </metadata>
</glsa>