SB2017102002 - Security restrictions bypass in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Published: October 20, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017102002
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12171)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists in Apache HTTPD on Red Hat Enterprise Linux due to improper parsing of comments in the "Allow" and "Deny" configuration lines. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions and access an ostensibly restricted HTTP resource.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.