other/3462: apache can't handle firewalls blocking identd queries

[Ville Nummela <vn...@lut.fi>]

>Number:         3462
>Category:       other
>Synopsis:       apache can't handle firewalls blocking identd queries
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Nov 30 03:30:01 PST 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     vnummela@lut.fi
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.3
>Environment:
Linux 2.0.36
gcc 2.7.2.1
>Description:
This problem occurs in two stages:
First, if apache is configured to log the results of identd queries, there will be no entries at all if someone is viewing those pages through a firewall
Second (and more serious) problem is that if we enable cgi-scripts and server side includes, no one behind those firewalls will get any pages.
>How-To-Repeat:
Just put "IdentityCheck on" to httpd.conf, and "Options Includes ExecCGI" to access config file and try to view any page through a firewall blocking identd queries..
>Fix:
Not right now, but I'll try to debug your code and fix this myself..
>Audit-Trail:
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