vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-4979: apache2 X509 Client certificate based authentication can be bypassed when HTTP/2 is used
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jul 6, 2016 | Aug 30, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jul 6, 2016
Added
Aug 30, 2017
Modified
Oct 30, 2017
Description
The Apache HTTP Server 2.4.18 through 2.4.20, when mod_http2 and mod_ssl are enabled, does not properly recognize the "SSLVerifyClient require" directive for HTTP/2 request authorization, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the ability to send multiple requests over a single connection and aborting a renegotiation.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-apache2
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