RHEL 6 : Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.23 (RHSA-2017:3477)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 105369

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.23.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2017:3477 advisory.

- httpd: ap_get_basic_auth_pw() authentication bypass (CVE-2017-3167)

- httpd: mod_ssl NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2017-3169)

- httpd: mod_mime buffer overread (CVE-2017-7679)

- httpd: Use-after-free by limiting unregistered HTTP method (Optionsbleed) (CVE-2017-9798)

- apr: Out-of-bounds array deref in apr_time_exp*() functions (CVE-2017-12613)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the RHEL Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.23 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2017:3477.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?75d9eb14

http://www.nessus.org/u?94768041

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3477

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1463194

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1463197

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1463207

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1490344

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1506523

https://issues.redhat.com/browse/JBCS-403

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 105369

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2017-3477.nasl

Version: 3.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/19/2017

Updated: 4/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7679

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-httpd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-httpd-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-httpd-manual, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-httpd-selinux, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-mod_bmx, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-mod_cluster-native, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-mod_ldap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-mod_proxy_html, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-mod_session, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-mod_ssl, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/20/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-12613, CVE-2017-3167, CVE-2017-3169, CVE-2017-7679, CVE-2017-9798

CWE: 125, 287, 416, 476

RHSA: 2017:3477