vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-12171: ELSA-2017-2972: httpd security update (MODERATE)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Oct 19, 2017
Added
Oct 20, 2017
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

A regression was found in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 version of httpd 2.2.15-60, causing comments in the "Allow" and "Deny" configuration lines to be parsed incorrectly. A web administrator could unintentionally allow any client to access a restricted HTTP resource.
A regression was found in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 version of httpd, causing comments in the "Allow" and "Deny" configuration lines to be parsed incorrectly. A web administrator could unintentionally allow any client to access a restricted HTTP resource.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-httpdoracle-linux-upgrade-httpd-develoracle-linux-upgrade-httpd-manualoracle-linux-upgrade-httpd-toolsoracle-linux-upgrade-mod-ssl
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