NVD

CVE-2017-12171 Detail

Modified

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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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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: Red Hat, Inc.

Base Score: 6.5 MEDIUM

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

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 6.4 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101516	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039633	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2972	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12171	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	NIST
CWE-284	Improper Access Control	Red Hat, Inc.

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Change History

6 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 4:17:32 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Removed	CWE	Red Hat, Inc. CWE-284
Removed	CWE Reason	CWE-284 / Assessment performed prior to CVMAP efforts
Changed	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.	A regression was found in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 version of httpd, 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.
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12171 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1493056 [No Types Assigned]

Initial Analysis by NIST 9/21/2018 1:00:38 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.15-60:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.9::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:::::::
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Added	CWE		CWE-20
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101516 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101516 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039633 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039633 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2972 No Types Assigned	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2972 Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12171 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12171 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-12171
NVD Published Date:
07/26/2018
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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