CVE-2017-12171

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A regression was found in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 version of httpd 2.2.15-60, causing comments in the "Allow" and "Deny" configuration lines to be parsed incorrectly. A web administrator could unintentionally allow any client to access a restricted HTTP resource.

6.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

6.4 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101516 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039633 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2972 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12171 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.15-60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

12 Feb 2023, 23:27

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary A regression was found in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 version of httpd, causing comments in the "Allow" and "Deny" configuration lines to be parsed incorrectly. A web administrator could unintentionally allow any client to access a restricted HTTP resource. A regression was found in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 version of httpd 2.2.15-60, causing comments in the "Allow" and "Deny" configuration lines to be parsed incorrectly. A web administrator could unintentionally allow any client to access a restricted HTTP resource.
CWE CWE-20 CWE-284
References
  • {'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1493056', 'name': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1493056', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12171', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12171', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}

02 Feb 2023, 21:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1493056 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12171 -
Summary A regression was found in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 version of httpd 2.2.15-60, causing comments in the "Allow" and "Deny" configuration lines to be parsed incorrectly. A web administrator could unintentionally allow any client to access a restricted HTTP resource. A regression was found in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 version of httpd, causing comments in the "Allow" and "Deny" configuration lines to be parsed incorrectly. A web administrator could unintentionally allow any client to access a restricted HTTP resource.
Information

Published : 2018-07-26 17:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:44

NVD link : CVE-2017-12171

Mitre link : CVE-2017-12171

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-12171

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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_desktop
  • enterprise_linux_server
  • enterprise_linux_workstation
  • enterprise_linux

apache

  • http_server
CWE
CWE-284

Improper Access Control

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation