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CVE-2017-3169

CRITICALEPSS 97th pctl
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In Apache httpd 2.2.x before 2.2.33 and 2.4.x before 2.4.26, mod_ssl may dereference a NULL pointer when third-party modules call ap_hook_process_connection() during an HTTP request to an HTTPS port.

How to fix

Remediation Available
apache2Debian
Fixed in:2.4.25-4CVE-2017-3169
Fixed in:2.4.25-4CVE-2017-3169
Fixed in:2.4.25-4CVE-2017-3169
Fixed in:2.4.25-4CVE-2017-3169
apache2Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.4.7-1ubuntu4.16USN-3340-1
Fixed in:2.4.18-2ubuntu3.3USN-3340-1
apache2-binUbuntu
Fixed in:2.4.7-1ubuntu4.16USN-3340-1
Fixed in:2.4.18-2ubuntu3.3USN-3340-1

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

19.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days
97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

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