SB2019040245 - Race condition in apache2 (Alpine package)
Published: April 2, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019040245
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0217)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to impersonate other users.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the mod_auth_digests module. A remote authenticated attacker can send a series of requests and impersonate other users under a threaded MPM.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0342bb148db2b28dcced8a4c5b8e2840f3af9a44
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9d23763439dabef4a81c7cc9c061b69048df9708
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bbf41c02f848c8e5967bd857c6988274dc55f068
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ef86fbabe1c2c14cf06d8c26c6141b650e92049d