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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by ji...@apache.org on 2013/07/11 15:39:26 UTC
svn commit: r2420 - in /dev/httpd: Announcement2.4.html Announcement2.4.txt
Author: jim
Date: Thu Jul 11 13:39:25 2013
New Revision: 2420
Log:
prep...
Modified:
dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.html
dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt
Modified: dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.html
==============================================================================
--- dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.html (original)
+++ dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.html Thu Jul 11 13:39:25 2013
@@ -15,34 +15,41 @@
<img src="../../images/apache_sub.gif" alt="" />
<h1>
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.4 Released
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4.5 Released
</h1>
<p>
The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project are
pleased to <a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.4.html">announce</a>
- the release of version 2.4.4 of the Apache
- HTTP Server ("Apache"). This version of Apache is our 3rd GA
+ the release of version 2.4.5 of the Apache
+ HTTP Server ("Apache"). This version of Apache is our latest GA
release of the new generation 2.4.x branch of Apache HTTPD and
represents fifteen years of
innovation by the project, and is recommended over all previous releases. This
- version of Apache is principally a security
- and bug fix release, including the following 2 security fixes:
+ release of Apache is principally a security
+ and bug fix release, including the following security fix:
</p>
<ul>
- <li>SECURITY: <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3499">CVE-2012-3499</a> (cve.mitre.org)
- Various XSS flaws due to unescaped hostnames and URIs HTML output in
- mod_info, mod_status, mod_imagemap, mod_ldap, and mod_proxy_ftp.
- </li>
- <li>SECURITY: <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4558">CVE-2012-4558</a> (cve.mitre.org)
- XSS in mod_proxy_balancer manager interface.
+ <li>SECURITY: <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1896">CVE-2013-1896</a> (cve.mitre.org)
+ Sending a MERGE request against a URI handled by mod_dav_svn with
+ the source href (sent as part of the request body as XML) pointing to a
+ URI that is not configured for DAV will trigger a segfault.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
+ Also in this release are some exciting new features including:
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li> Major updates to mod_lua </li>
+ <li> Support for proxying websocket requests </li>
+ <li> Higher performant shm-based cache implementation </li>
+ <li> Addition of mod_macro for easier configuration management </li>
+</ul>
+<p>
We consider this release to be the best version of Apache available, and
encourage users of all prior versions to upgrade.
</p>
<p>
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.4 is available for download from:
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4.5 is available for download from:
</p>
<dl>
<dd><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi"
@@ -50,7 +57,7 @@
</dl>
<p>
Please see the CHANGES_2.4 file, linked from the download page, for a
- full list of changes. A condensed list, CHANGES_2.4.4 includes only
+ full list of changes. A condensed list, CHANGES_2.4.5 includes only
those changes introduced since the prior 2.4 release. A summary of all
of the security vulnerabilities addressed in this and earlier releases
is available:
Modified: dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt
==============================================================================
--- dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt (original)
+++ dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt Thu Jul 11 13:39:25 2013
@@ -1,22 +1,31 @@
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.4 Released
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4.5 Released
The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project
- are pleased to announce the release of version 2.4.4 of the Apache
+ are pleased to announce the release of version 2.4.5 of the Apache
HTTP Server ("Apache"). This version of Apache is our latest GA
release of the new generation 2.4.x branch of Apache HTTPD and
represents fifteen years of innovation by the project, and is
- recommended over all previous releases. This version of Apache is
+ recommended over all previous releases. This release of Apache is
principally a security and bug fix release, including the following
- 2 security fixes:
+ security fix:
- *) SECURITY: CVE-2012-3499 (cve.mitre.org)
- Various XSS flaws due to unescaped hostnames and URIs HTML output in
- mod_info, mod_status, mod_imagemap, mod_ldap, and mod_proxy_ftp.
+ *) SECURITY: CVE-2013-1896 (cve.mitre.org)
+ Sending a MERGE request against a URI handled by mod_dav_svn
+ with the source href (sent as part of the request body as XML)
+ pointing to a URI that is not configured for DAV will trigger a
+ segfault.
- *) SECURITY: CVE-2012-4558 (cve.mitre.org)
- XSS in mod_proxy_balancer manager interface.
+ Also in this release are some exciting new features including:
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.4 is available for download from:
+ *) Major updates to mod_lua
+ *) Support for proxying websocket requests
+ *) Higher performant shm-based cache implementation
+ *) Addition of mod_macro for easier configuration management
+
+ We consider this release to be the best version of Apache available, and
+ encourage users of all prior versions to upgrade.
+
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4.5 is available for download from:
http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi
@@ -27,7 +36,7 @@
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/trunk/new_features_2_4.html
Please see the CHANGES_2.4 file, linked from the download page, for a
- full list of changes. A condensed list, CHANGES_2.4.4 includes only
+ full list of changes. A condensed list, CHANGES_2.4.5 includes only
those changes introduced since the prior 2.4 release. A summary of all
of the security vulnerabilities addressed in this and earlier releases
is available: