From: Joe Orton <jorton@apache.org>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:53:03 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Propose fixes for the mod_deflate DoS.
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Propose fixes for the mod_deflate DoS.


git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x@790840 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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diff --git a/STATUS b/STATUS
index b5512f1a2ad..27f86f26b74 100644
--- a/STATUS
+++ b/STATUS
@@ -90,6 +90,18 @@ RELEASE SHOWSTOPPERS:
        http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=790587
    +1: rpluem
 
+ * SECURITY: CVE-2009-1891 (cve.mitre.org)
+   Fix a potential Denial-of-Service attack against mod_deflate or
+   other modules, by forcing the server to consume CPU time in
+   compressing a large file after a client disconnects.
+   2.2.x patches:
+     http://people.apache.org/~jorton/CVE-2009-1891.1.diff
+     http://people.apache.org/~jorton/CVE-2009-1891.2.diff
+   Trunk version of patch:
+     #1 folded in during core output filter refactoring
+     #2 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=521681
+   +1: jorton
+
 PATCHES ACCEPTED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:
   [ start all new proposals below, under PATCHES PROPOSED. ]