Vulnerability identifier: #VU32827

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0053

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: Yes

Vulnerable software:
Apache HTTP Server
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

protocol.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x through 2.2.21 does not properly restrict header information during construction of Bad Request (aka 400) error documents, which allows remote attackers to obtain the values of HTTPOnly cookies via vectors involving a (1) long or (2) malformed header in conjunction with crafted web script.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache HTTP Server: 2.2.0 - 2.2.21

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External links
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html
http://kb.juniper.net/JSA10585
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00026.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00002.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133294460209056&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133494237717847&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133951357207000&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136441204617335&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0128.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0542.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0543.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48551
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1235454
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2405
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:012
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51706
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=785069
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

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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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.