SB2016070601 - Certificate authentication bypass in Apache HTTP Server 



SB2016070601 - Certificate authentication bypass in Apache HTTP Server

Published: July 6, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016070601
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Client certificate authentication bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4979)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass client certificate authentication.

The vulnerability exists due to HTTP/2 certificate validation error. A remote unauthenticated attacker can bypass client certificate authentication and access web resources on the target system.

Systems using the mod_http2 module with activated h2 and h2c protocols in configuration are affected.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result unauthorized access to resources on the web server.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.