From 222df331d804e0a615fb0c18bc39ba1f7a853b9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "William A. Rowe Jr" Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 17:28:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Note related risk at the end of the SECURITY CHANGES list for 2.0.65 git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x@1497013 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68 --- CHANGES | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES index 8839da479d1..d4d5f3e084c 100644 --- a/CHANGES +++ b/CHANGES @@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ Changes with Apache 2.0.65 is enabled, could allow local users to gain privileges via a .htaccess file. [Stefan Fritsch, Greg Ames] + NOTE: it remains possible to exhaust all memory using a carefully + crafted .htaccess rule, which will not be addressed in 2.0; enabling + processing of .htaccess files authored by untrusted users is the root + of such security risks. Upgrade to httpd 2.2.25 or later to limit + this specific risk. + *) core: Add MaxRanges directive to control the number of ranges permitted before returning the entire resource, with a default limit of 200. [Eric Covener, Rainer Jung] -- 2.47.2