NewStart CGSL MAIN 4.05 : httpd Vulnerability (NS-SA-2019-0156)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 127433

Synopsis

The remote machine is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 4.05, has httpd packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability:

- 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.
(CVE-2017-12171)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL httpd packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for more information.

See Also

http://security.gd-linux.com/notice/NS-SA-2019-0156

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 127433

File Name: newstart_cgsl_NS-SA-2019-0156_httpd.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 8/12/2019

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12171

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/ZTE-CGSL/release, Host/ZTE-CGSL/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/26/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-12171