---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 15:19:52 -0500 From: Jim Jagielski <jimat_private> To: announceat_private, announceat_private, usersat_private, ml-apache@unix-ag.org Subject: Apache 1.3.24 Released! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Apache 1.3.24 Released The Apache Software Foundation and The Apache Server Project are pleased to announce the release of version 1.3.24 of the Apache HTTP server. This Announcement notes the significant changes in 1.3.24. This version of Apache is principally a security and bug fix release. A summary of the bug fixes and major new features is given at the end of this document. Of particular note is that 1.3.24 addresses and fixes the issues noted in CAN-2002-0061 (mitre.org) regarding escaping of command line args on Win32. We would like to thank Ory Segal <ORY.SEGALat_private> for discovering and reporting the vulnerability. We consider Apache 1.3.24 to be the best version of Apache available and we strongly recommend that users of older versions, especially of the 1.1.x and 1.2.x family, upgrade as soon as possible. No further releases will be made in the 1.2.x family. Apache 1.3.24 is available for download from http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/ Please see the CHANGES_1.3 file in the same directory for a full list of changes. Binary distributions are available from http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/ The source and binary distributions are also available via any of the mirrors listed at http://www.apache.org/mirrors/ As of Apache 1.3.17, Win32 binary distributions are now based on the Microsoft Installer (.MSI) technology. This change occurred in order to resolve the many problems WinME and Win2K users experienced with the older InstallShield-based installer.exe file. While development continues to make this new installation method more robust, questions should be directed at the news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows newsgroup. As of Apache 1.3.12 binary distributions contain all standard Apache modules as shared objects (if supported by the platform) and include full source code. Installation is easily done by executing the included install script. See the README.bindist and INSTALL.bindist files for a complete explanation. Please note that the binary distributions are only provided for your convenience and current distributions for specific platforms are not always available. For an overview of new features introduced after 1.2 please see http://httpd.apache.org/docs/new_features_1_3.html In general, Apache 1.3 offers several substantial improvements over version 1.2, including better performance, reliability and a wider range of supported platforms, including Windows NT and 2000 (which fall under the "Win32" label), OS2, Netware, and TPE threaded platforms. Apache is the most popular web server in the known universe; over half of the servers on the Internet are running Apache or one of its variants. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR WIN32 USERS: Over the years, many users have come to trust Apache as a secure and stable server. It must be realized that the current Win32 code has not yet reached the levels of the Unix version, but is of acceptable quality. Win32 stability or security problems do not reflect on the Unix version. Apache 1.3.24 Major changes Security vulnerabilities * Fix the security vulnerability noted in CAN-2002-0061 (mitre.org) regarding the escaping of command line args on Win32. * Prevent invalid client hostnames from appearing in the log file. New features The main new features in 1.3.24 (compared to 1.3.23) are: * Various mod_proxy improvements, such as the new ProxyIOBufferSize directive. * The new ''IgnoreCase' keyword to the IndexOptions directive. New features that relate to specific platforms: * Added the module mod_log_nw to handle log rotation under NetWare. Bugs fixed The following bugs were found in Apache 1.3.23 (or earlier) and have been fixed in Apache 1.3.24: * mod_rewrite's 'rnd' was broken and has been fixed. * The '-S' option of 'apxs' was not able to handle quotes; also 'apxs' is now rebuilt when options are changed. * proxy now correctly handles Cookies and X-Cache headers. The following bugs relate to specific platforms: * Fixed a problem in TPF when we were using the wrong subpool when opening the error log. * pthread accept() mutexes on Solaris were broken (since we were not linking against pthread) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBPJuR2Is6YB8IyXXlEQIgAACfXT/rfRh/+E7TiVUPLsec7KQffg4An34q DLsL9sK26QWneCxmPeAY7wNA =7Jww -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- =========================================================================== Jim Jagielski [|] jimat_private [|] http://www.jaguNET.com/ "A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both and deserve neither" - T.Jefferson
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