Security restrictions bypass in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU8907

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12171

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 6.9

External links

http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12171

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.