Bug 51303

Summary: TraceEnable 500 error
Product: Apache httpd-2 Reporter: Rob Mangiafico <rmang>
Component: CoreAssignee: Apache HTTPD Bugs Mailing List <bugs>
Status: RESOLVED LATER    
Severity: normal CC: rmang
Priority: P2 Keywords: MassUpdate
Version: 2.0.64   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Linux   

Description Rob Mangiafico 2011-05-31 18:37:30 UTC 
With "TraceEnable Off" set in httpd.conf, and a GET or POST hit to a directory with a <Limit>" .htaccess file will randomly result in a 500 error with this in the error log:

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[Tue May 31 13:54:28 2011] [alert] [client 1.2.3.4] /home/xyz/www/reviews/.htaccess: TRACE cannot be controlled by <Limit>, see TraceEnable
---

The actual GET line from the access-log:
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1.2.3.4 - - [31/May/2011:13:54:28 -0400] "GET /reviews/summary.php/%238811 HTTP/1.0" 500 549 "-" "-" "-"
---

But this same GET went through fine a few minutes later:
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1.2.3.4 - - [31/May/2011:14:06:54 -0400] "GET /reviews/summary.php/%238811 HTTP/1.0" 200 331 "-" "-" "-"
---

The .htaccess file is simply:
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<IfModule mod_php4.c>
   php_value magic_quotes_gpc "Off"
   php_value magic_quotes_runtime "Off"
</IfModule>
<Limit GET POST post>
order allow,deny
allow from all
deny from 64.41.142
deny from 64.41.168
deny from 64.14.3
deny from 216.35.7
deny from 209.67.114
deny from 165.193.42
deny from 216.49.80
deny from 64.41.140
</Limit>
---

We see this error periodically and randomly only on GETs/POSTs to php/cgi scripts in directories with <Limit> directives.
Comment 1 William A. Rowe Jr. 2018-11-07 21:09:44 UTC 
Please help us to refine our list of open and current defects; this is a mass update of old and inactive Bugzilla reports which reflect user error, already resolved defects, and still-existing defects in httpd.

As repeatedly announced, the Apache HTTP Server Project has discontinued all development and patch review of the 2.2.x series of releases. The final release 2.2.34 was published in July 2017, and no further evaluation of bug reports or security risks will be considered or published for 2.2.x releases. All reports older than 2.4.x have been updated to status RESOLVED/LATER; no further action is expected unless the report still applies to a current version of httpd.

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