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IBM HTTP Server: CVE-2019-0217: mod_auth_digest access control bypass

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IBM HTTP Server: CVE-2019-0217: mod_auth_digest access control bypass

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/08/2019
Created
11/06/2019
Added
11/05/2019
Modified
12/12/2019

Description

In Apache HTTP Server 2.4 release 2.4.38 and prior, a race condition in mod_auth_digest when running in a threaded server could allow a user with valid credentials to authenticate using another username, bypassing configured access control restrictions.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-http_server-apply-fix-pack-9_0_5_0

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