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Re: Frontpage extensions under Apache 1.3.4


From: frankm () BEND OR US (Frank Miller)
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:35:43 -0800


Marc/Nathan and other bugtraq folk,

I utilized fp-patch_apache.1.3.0. It performed changes to httpd.h,
httpd_request.c, util.c and of course dumped mod_frontpage.c.

Ya'll are correct in that the actual extentions/CGI's are not avaialable.
Sorry for the net misunderstanding!

I should know better than to send e-mail public in the wee, wee hours of the
morn after staying up for a few days working ;}.

Frank

-----Original Message-----
From: Neulinger, Nathan R. [mailto:nneul () umr edu]
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 9:20 AM
To: 'Frank Miller'; BUGTRAQ () netspace org
Subject: RE: Frontpage extensions under Apache 1.3.4


The only thing you get source to is the setuid portion and the
apache patch.
What good does that do you? You still have to trust everything that the
setuid routine runs... (i.e. the frontpage executable itself)

I have managed to get frontpage installed in a chrooted
environment. This is
about the only way I'd even vaguely consider installing it. I
have it set up
for virtual hosted customers (at a local isp) that have chosen to
_only_ use
frontpage. They either get regular access to a normal virtual
host, or they
get a frontpage host.

-- Nathan

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Nathan Neulinger                       EMail:  nneul () umr edu
University of Missouri - Rolla         Phone: (573) 341-4841
Computing Services                       Fax: (573) 341-4216

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Miller [mailto:frankm () BEND OR US]
Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 1:36 PM
To: BUGTRAQ () netspace org
Subject: Re: Frontpage extensions under Apache 1.3.4


Source is available for Apache FP extentions up to Apache
1.3.*.  Have not
performed an audit
of the source.  I have suceeded with minimal munging to apply
the patch to
Apache 1.3.4.

They are rather well hidden on the Microsoft FrontPage admin
web site ;].

Frank

-----Original Message-----
From: Bugtraq List [mailto:BUGTRAQ () netspace org]On Behalf
Of Alan Brown
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 1999 7:16 PM
To: BUGTRAQ () netspace org
Subject: Re: Frontpage extensions under Apache 1.3.4


On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Sitzkrieg Redundus wrote:

I spent the bulk my time a few days back convincing the
Frontpage 98
extensions and Apache 1.3.4 (patched with patch version
3.0.4.3) to play
nicely. After banging my head against it for a few hours, I got
things to
what I thought was a workable point, and fired up httpd. And
got an error
back about there being a syntax error on line 1 of /dev/null.

Has anyone properly audited the current Front Page
extensions for any
Apache server? My understanding is that these are available soley as
binary/object files and inspection of source is impossible.

I'd love to know if this has changed, as we refuse to install FP
extensions because for all we know they may be swiss cheese.

Many other apache server admins will have taken the same position.

AB






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