vulnerability

Apache HTTPD: CVE-2018-1312: Improper Authentication

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 26, 2018
Added
Mar 26, 2018
Modified
Apr 9, 2026

Description

In Apache httpd 2.2.0 to 2.4.29, when generating an HTTP Digest authentication challenge, the nonce sent to prevent reply attacks was not correctly generated using a pseudo-random seed. In a cluster of servers using a common Digest authentication configuration, HTTP requests could be replayed across servers by an attacker without detection.

Solution

apache-httpd-upgrade-latest

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