Improper Input Validation Affecting httpd package, versions <0:2.4.6-45.el7_3.4

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Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-HTTPD-7958363
published14 Sept 2024
disclosed20 Dec 2016

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Introduced: 20 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-2161 (opens in a new tab) CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 httpd to version 0:2.4.6-45.el7_3.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0906.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd package and not the httpd package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.23, malicious input to mod_auth_digest can cause the server to crash, and each instance continues to crash even for subsequently valid requests.