apache-api/6359: Server hangs during error processing after POSTed body has been read by content handler

[Charles Jardine <cj...@cam.ac.uk>]

>Number:         6359
>Category:       apache-api
>Synopsis:       Server hangs during error processing after POSTed body has been read by content handler
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Aug 01 03:00:01 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     cj10@cam.ac.uk
>Release:        Apache/1.3.12 Ben-SSL/1.40 (Unix)
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
SunOS curlew.csi.cam.ac.uk 5.6 Generic_105181-21 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-1
cc: WorkShop Compilers 4.2 30 Oct 1996 C 4.2
This is perl, version 5.005_03 built for sun4-solaris
mod_perl-1.24
>Description:
The following perl content handler demonstrates the problem:

package Apache::bugdemo;
use Apache;
use Apache::Constants qw(:common);
sub handler {
  my $r = shift;
  my @c = $r->content;
  NOT_FOUND
}
1;

If this is handling a GET request, without a body, it works as
expected. The browser receives a Not Found response. If, however,
the request is a POST, with a body, server hangs.

I suspect that the main line code is attempting to read the
body again ?
>How-To-Repeat:
I hope the information above will allow you to repeat
the problem.
>Fix:

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