mod_proxy/3730: Proxy_mod crashes apache

[Scott Vahey <sv...@manhattan.k12.ca.us>]

>Number:         3730
>Category:       mod_proxy
>Synopsis:       Proxy_mod crashes apache
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jan 20 15:50:01 PST 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     svahey@manhattan.k12.ca.us
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.4, 1.3.3
>Environment:
Linux 2.0.36 #7
gcc version 2.7.2.3
>Description:
We are using a transproxy to pass proxy requests to apache. Apache then passes
the request on to junkbuster 2.0.

The only error messages that were around the time that apache crashes is:
httpd: [Wed Jan 20 15:40:16 1999] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] client denied by server configuration: /home/www_pub

The proxy config section in the httpd.conf
ProxyRequests on
ProxyReceiveBufferSize 2048
CacheRoot /home/cache
CacheSize 50
ProxyRemote * http://localhost:8000
ProxyBlock xxx 
We have lots of ProxyBlock directives for unwanted sites.

The last time apache crashed it had a log entry in the access_log that mixed
asci and non asci charaters.
>How-To-Repeat:
Unkown. There are no specific urls that crashes apache, different urls every day.
Apache crashes during the hours of heavy net use.
>Fix:

>Audit-Trail:
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