A regression was found in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 version of httpd, causing comments in the "Allow" and "Deny" configuration lines to be parsed incorrectly. A web administrator could unintentionally allow any client to access a restricted HTTP resource.
Find out more about CVE-2017-12171 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 6.5 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | None |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (httpd) | RHSA-2017:2972 | 2017-10-19 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | httpd24-httpd | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 | httpd | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 2 | httpd | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 1 | httpd | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | httpd | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 5 | httpd | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services 1 | httpd | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | httpd | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | httpd | Not affected |
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