Tenable SecurityCenter Apache 2.4.x < 2.4.25 Multiple Vulnerabilities (TNS-2017-04) (httpoxy)
high Nessus Plugin ID 101044
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Synopsis
The Tenable SecurityCenter application on the remote host contains a web server that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Tenable SecurityCenter application installed on the remote host is missing a security patch. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the bundled version of Apache :- A flaw exists in the mod_session_crypto module due to encryption for data and cookies using the configured ciphers with possibly either CBC or ECB modes of operation (AES256-CBC by default). An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a padding oracle attack, to decrypt information without knowledge of the encryption key, resulting in the disclosure of potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2016-0736)
- A denial of service vulnerability exists in the mod_auth_digest module during client entry allocation.
An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via specially crafted input, to exhaust shared memory resources, resulting in a server crash. (CVE-2016-2161)
- The Apache HTTP Server is affected by a man-in-the-middle vulnerability known as 'httpoxy' due to a failure to properly resolve namespace conflicts in accordance with RFC 3875 section 4.1.18. The HTTP_PROXY environment variable is set based on untrusted user data in the 'Proxy' header of HTTP requests. The HTTP_PROXY environment variable is used by some web client libraries to specify a remote proxy server. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a crafted 'Proxy' header in an HTTP request, to redirect an application's internal HTTP traffic to an arbitrary proxy server where it may be observed or manipulated.
(CVE-2016-5387)
- A denial of service vulnerability exists in the mod_http2 module due to improper handling of the LimitRequestFields directive. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via specially crafted CONTINUATION frames in an HTTP/2 request, to inject unlimited request headers into the server, resulting in the exhaustion of memory resources. (CVE-2016-8740)
- A flaw exists due to improper handling of whitespace patterns in user-agent headers. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted user-agent header, to cause the program to incorrectly process sequences of requests, resulting in interpreting responses incorrectly, polluting the cache, or disclosing the content from one request to a second downstream user-agent. (CVE-2016-8743)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Tenable SecurityCenter version 5.4.3 or later.Alternatively, contact the vendor for a patch.
See Also
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-04
https://static.tenable.com/prod_docs/upgrade_security_center.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 101044
File Name: securitycenter_apache_2_4_25.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: combined
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 6/26/2017
Updated: 10/9/2020
Dependencies: securitycenter_installed.nbin, securitycenter_detect.nbin
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: manual
CVSS Score Rationale: Score based on analysis of the vendor advisory.
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:tenable:securitycenter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/18/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-8743, CVE-2016-5387, CVE-2016-2161, CVE-2016-8740, CVE-2016-0736