vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-2161): Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Dec 20, 2016 | May 9, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 20, 2016
Added
May 9, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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
ubuntu-upgrade-apache2-bin
References
Rapid7 Labs
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