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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by ji...@apache.org on 2013/02/22 14:02:32 UTC
svn commit: r1467 - in /release/httpd: Announcement2.4.html
Announcement2.4.txt
Author: jim
Date: Fri Feb 22 13:02:29 2013
New Revision: 1467
Log:
and update announcement
Modified:
release/httpd/Announcement2.4.html
release/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt
Modified: release/httpd/Announcement2.4.html
==============================================================================
--- release/httpd/Announcement2.4.html (original)
+++ release/httpd/Announcement2.4.html Fri Feb 22 13:02:29 2013
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
<img src="../../images/apache_sub.gif" alt="" />
<h1>
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.3 Released
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4.4 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 2.4.3 of the Apache
+ the release of version 2.4.4 of the Apache
HTTP Server ("Apache"). This version of Apache is our 3rd GA
release of the new generation 2.4.x branch of Apache HTTPD and
represents fifteen years of
@@ -29,15 +29,12 @@
and bug fix release, including the following 2 security fixes:
</p>
<ul>
- <li>SECURITY: <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3502">CVE-2012-3502</a> (cve.mitre.org)
- mod_proxy_ajp, mod_proxy_http: Fix an issue in back end
- connection closing which could lead to privacy issues due
- to a response mixup. PR 53727.
+ <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-2012-2687">CVE-2012-2687</a> (cve.mitre.org)
- mod_negotiation: Escape filenames in variant list to prevent a
- possible XSS for a site where untrusted users can upload files to
- a location with MultiViews enabled.
+ <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>
</ul>
<p>
@@ -45,7 +42,7 @@
encourage users of all prior versions to upgrade.
</p>
<p>
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.3 is available for download from:
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4.4 is available for download from:
</p>
<dl>
<dd><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi"
@@ -53,7 +50,7 @@
</dl>
<p>
Please see the CHANGES_2.4 file, linked from the download page, for a
- full list of changes. A condensed list, CHANGES_2.4.3 includes only
+ full list of changes. A condensed list, CHANGES_2.4.4 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:
@@ -93,10 +90,5 @@
than the Prefork MPM), you must ensure that any modules you will be
using (and the libraries they depend on) are thread-safe.
</p>
-<p>
- NOTE to Windows users: The known issue with AcceptFilter None replacing
- Win32DisableAcceptEx has been resolved with version 2.4.3,
- making Apache httpd 2.4.x suitable for Windows servers.
-</p>
</body>
</html>
Modified: release/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt
==============================================================================
--- release/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt (original)
+++ release/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt Fri Feb 22 13:02:29 2013
@@ -1,25 +1,22 @@
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.3 Released
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4.4 Released
The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project
- are pleased to announce the release of version 2.4.3 of the Apache
- HTTP Server ("Apache"). This version of Apache is our 3rd GA
+ are pleased to announce the release of version 2.4.4 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:
- *) SECURITY: CVE-2012-3502 (cve.mitre.org)
- mod_proxy_ajp, mod_proxy_http: Fix an issue in back end
- connection closing which could lead to privacy issues due
- to a response mixup. PR 53727.
-
- *) SECURITY: CVE-2012-2687 (cve.mitre.org)
- mod_negotiation: Escape filenames in variant list to prevent a
- possible XSS for a site where untrusted users can upload files to
- a location with MultiViews enabled.
+ *) 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.
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.3 is available for download from:
+ *) SECURITY: CVE-2012-4558 (cve.mitre.org)
+ XSS in mod_proxy_balancer manager interface.
+
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4.4 is available for download from:
http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi
@@ -30,7 +27,7 @@
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_2.4.3 includes only
+ full list of changes. A condensed list, CHANGES_2.4.4 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:
@@ -51,7 +48,3 @@
that if you intend to use Apache with one of the threaded MPMs (other
than the Prefork MPM), you must ensure that any modules you will be
using (and the libraries they depend on) are thread-safe.
-
- NOTE to Windows users: The known issue with AcceptFilter None replacing
- Win32DisableAcceptEx has been resolved with version 2.4.3,
- making Apache httpd 2.4.x suitable for Windows servers.