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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-4154: Apache mod_tcl: Format string vulnerability

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-4154: Apache mod_tcl: Format string vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/16/2006
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Format string vulnerability in the mod_tcl module 1.0 for Apache 2.x allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled in a set_var function call in (1) tcl_cmds.c and (2) tcl_core.c.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-apache-mod_tcl

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