CVE-2017-3167

Publication date 19 June 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

Description

In Apache httpd 2.2.x before 2.2.33 and 2.4.x before 2.4.26, use of the ap_get_basic_auth_pw() by third-party modules outside of the authentication phase may lead to authentication requirements being bypassed.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
apache2 17.04 zesty
Fixed 2.4.25-3ubuntu2.1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 2.4.18-2ubuntu4.2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.3
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.16

Patch details

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Package Patch details
apache2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3340-1
    • Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
    • 26 June 2017
    • USN-3373-1
    • Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
    • 31 July 2017

Other references