Improper Access Control Affecting httpd-tools package, versions <0:2.2.15-60.el6_9.6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.08% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-HTTPDTOOLS-2144137
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 Oct 2017

Introduced: 19 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-12171  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 httpd-tools to version 0:2.2.15-60.el6_9.6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd-tools package and not the httpd-tools package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.