PT-2016-3151

CVE-2016-2161

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Published

2016-12-20

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Updated

2021-06-06

Description by

CVSS 3.1
7.5
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.23
Description The issue is caused by insufficient input validation in the mod auth digest module of the Apache HTTP Server. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause the server to crash. Each instance of the server continues to crash even when subsequent valid requests are made.
Recommendations For Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.23, consider disabling the mod auth digest module as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the mod auth digest module to minimize the risk of exploitation. Update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to fully resolve it.
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Related identifiers
ALT-PU-2017-1655
CESA-2017_0906
DSA-3796-1
MGASA-2018-0007
RHSA-2017:0906
RHSA-2017_0906
RHSA-2017:1161
RHSA-2017:1413
RHSA-2017:1414
SUSE-SU-2017:0729-1
SUSE-SU-2017_0729-1
SUSE-SU-2017:0797-1
SUSE-SU-2017:0801-1
USN-3279-1
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