[Info-vax] 'Kill tool' released for unpatched Apache server vulnerability

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In article <4e5591a9$0$2487$e4fe514c at news2.news.xs4all.nl>, MG <marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl> writes:
>On 25-8-2011 0:46, Neil Rieck wrote:
>> 'Kill tool' released for unpatched Apache server vulnerability:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> quote: A patch or new apache release for Apache 2.0 and 2.2 is
>> expected later this week
>>
>> Does anyone know if this affects the OpenVMS flavor of Apache? IIRC,
>> SWS Version 2.2 is based on Apache 2.0.63
>
>Only 62 lines of Perl code.  That certainly would be impressive
>if that little 'effort' would amount to so much.
>
>I haven't tried or tested it myself, I still need to install an
>HTTP server on my nodes (I've been meaning to do so, for my new
>and upcoming website; but, unfortunately, I haven't had the time
>yet to do so).  Are you planning to give it a try yourself?


I wanted to but the program doesn't work.  According to:

http://pirate.is/rovemonteux/2011/08/24/apache-web-server-killer/

vaxman at Satellite:~/Desktop$ perl killapache.pl <test-host> <ay number>

Returns:

Can't locate Parallel/ForkManager.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl
/usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.0 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5
/usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 
/usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at killapache.pl line 11.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at killapache.pl line 11.

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