[advisory] httpd Timeout detection flaw (mod_proxy_http) CVE-2010-2068

Vulnerability; httpd Timeout detection flaw (mod_proxy_http) CVE-2010-2068

Classification; important

Description;

    A timeout detection flaw in the httpd mod_proxy_http module causes
    proxied response to be sent as the response to a different request,
    and potentially served to a different client, from the HTTP proxy
    pool worker pipeline.

    This may represent a confidential data revealing flaw.

    This affects only Netware, Windows or OS2 builds of httpd version
    2.2.9 through 2.2.15, 2.3.4-alpha and 2.3.5-alpha, when the proxy
    worker pools have been enabled.  Earlier 2.2, 2.0 and 1.3 releases
    were not affected.

Acknowledgements;

    We would like to thank Loren Anderson for the thorough research
    and reporting of this flaw.

Mitigation;

    Apply any one of the following mitigations to avert the possibility
    of confidential information disclosure.

    * Do not load mod_proxy_http.