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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101516
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2972
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039633
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12171
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0154
EPSS Percentile
81.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-284
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (5)
apache/http_server
2.2.15-60
redhat/enterprise_linux
6.9
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation
6.0
Published
Jul 26, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026