CVE-2017-12171

CVE Details

Release Date:	2018-07-26
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	6.5
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	Low
Integrity Impact:	Low
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (httpd)	ELSA-2017-2972	2017-10-19