Amazon Linux 2 : httpd (ALAS-2018-1062)
high Nessus Plugin ID 112087
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
By specially crafting HTTP requests, the mod_md challenge handler would dereference a NULL pointer and cause the child process to segfault. This could be used to DoS the server. Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.34 (Affected 2.4.33). (CVE-2018-8011)Solution
Run 'yum update httpd' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 112087
File Name: al2_ALAS-2018-1062.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/24/2018
Updated: 9/17/2018
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:2.3:o:amazon:linux:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:httpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:httpd-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:httpd-devel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:httpd-filesystem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:httpd-manual:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:httpd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mod_ldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mod_md:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mod_proxy_html:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mod_session:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mod_ssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 8/21/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-8011
ALAS: 2018-1062