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

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 8/24/2011 8:20 PM, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> 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.

Looks as if you need this:
   http://search.cpan.org/~dlux/Parallel-ForkManager-0.7.5/

Arne