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Apache HTTPD: Padding Oracle in Apache mod_session_crypto (CVE-2016-0736)

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Apache HTTPD: Padding Oracle in Apache mod_session_crypto (CVE-2016-0736)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/21/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/21/2016
Modified
01/13/2022

Description

Prior to Apache HTTP release 2.4.25, mod_sessioncrypto was encrypting its data/cookie using the configured ciphers with possibly either CBC or ECB modes of operation (AES256-CBC by default), hence no selectable or builtin authenticated encryption. This made it vulnerable to padding oracle attacks, particularly with CBC. An authentication tag (SipHash MAC) is now added to prevent such attacks.

Solution(s)

  • apache-httpd-upgrade-2_4_25

References

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