Information Exposure Affecting apache2 package, versions <2.4.18-2ubuntu3.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
46.15% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-APACHE2-391183
  • published13 Jul 2017
  • disclosed13 Jul 2017

Introduced: 13 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-9788  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 apache2 to version 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apache2 package and not the apache2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Apache httpd before 2.2.34 and 2.4.x before 2.4.27, the value placeholder in [Proxy-]Authorization headers of type 'Digest' was not initialized or reset before or between successive key=value assignments by mod_auth_digest. Providing an initial key with no '=' assignment could reflect the stale value of uninitialized pool memory used by the prior request, leading to leakage of potentially confidential information, and a segfault in other cases resulting in denial of service.

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