"It has been almost 13 years since security support for version 2.0 of the Apache HTTP Server ended. The final release was in July 2013, by which time the team had moved on to bigger and better things. The IFE, however, has not. In fact, version 2.0.42 first appeared in September 2002."
"To put that in context, Windows XP had been released just the year before, and movie-goers were being delighted by Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Apple's iPhone had yet to trouble shoppers, although its iPod had been on the shelves for almost a year. Indeed, it was the first BlackBerry smartphone (the 5810) that was the phone to have for the irritating professional."
An in-flight entertainment screen displayed a web server failure and MySQL connection errors during a flight. The IFE was running Apache HTTP Server version 2.0.42, a release that first appeared in September 2002. Security support for Apache 2.0 ended almost 13 years ago, with the final release issued in July 2013. IFE systems are not directly connected to aircraft avionics. The MySQL errors suggest the system may be a Thales installation. Displaying long-obsolete server software and connection failures exposes passengers to degraded functionality and underscores risks of unmaintained embedded systems.
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