RHEL 6 / 7 : httpd24-httpd (RHSA-2020:3733)

high Nessus Plugin ID 170320

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for httpd24-httpd.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:3733 advisory.

- httpd: Push diary crash on specifically crafted HTTP/2 header (CVE-2020-9490)

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

Solution

Update the RHEL httpd24-httpd package based on the guidance in RHSA-2020:3733.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1451eb6e

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3733

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1866560

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 170320

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-3733.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/23/2023

Updated: 4/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-9490

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:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-httpd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-httpd-manual, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-mod_ldap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-mod_proxy_html, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-mod_session, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:httpd24-mod_ssl

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/7/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-9490

CWE: 400

RHSA: 2020:3733