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Apache-SSL Environment Variables Manipulation

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4460

Synopsis

The remote web server is prone to a memory disclosure / privilege escalation attack.

Description

According to its banner, the version of Apache-SSL installed on the remote host is older than apache_1.3.41+ssl_1.59. Such versions fail to properly sanitize certificate data before using it to populate environment variables. By sending a client certificate with special characters for the subject, a remote attacker can overwrite certain environment variables used by the web server, resulting in memory disclosure or potential privilege escalation in a web application.

Solution

Upgrade to apache_1.3.41+ssl_1.59 or higher.

See Also

https://www.cynops.de/advisories/CVE-2008-0555.txt

http://www.apache-ssl.org/advisory-cve-2008-0555.txt

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-04/0022.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 4460

Family: Web Servers

Published: 4/4/2008

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 31738

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:apache-ssl

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0555

BID: 28576