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IBM HTTP Server: CVE-2016-2161: DoS vulnerability in mod_auth_digest

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IBM HTTP Server: CVE-2016-2161: DoS vulnerability in mod_auth_digest

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
07/27/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/22/2018
Modified
06/22/2018

Description

In Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.23, malicious input to mod_auth_digest can cause the server to crash, and each instance continues to crash even for subsequently valid requests.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-http_server-apply-fix-pack-9_0_0_3

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