USN-3627-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15710)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2018-04-19 12:26 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:36 – Source website
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Alex Nichols and Jakob Hirsch discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_authnz_ldap module incorrectly handled missing charset encoding headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15710)

Elar Lang discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain characters specified in . A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to upload certain files, contrary to expectations. (CVE-2017-15715)

It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_session module incorrectly handled certain headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to influence session data. (CVE-2018-1283)

Robert Swiecki discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the server to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1301)

Robert Swiecki discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_cache_socache module incorrectly handled certain headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the server to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1303)

Nicolas Daniels discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly generated the nonce when creating HTTP Digest authentication challenges. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to replay HTTP requests across a cluster of servers. (CVE-2018-1312)

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  "details": "Alex Nichols and Jakob Hirsch discovered that the Apache HTTP Server\nmod_authnz_ldap module incorrectly handled missing charset encoding\nheaders. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the\nserver to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15710)\n\nElar Lang discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled\ncertain characters specified in \u003cFilesMatch\u003e. A remote attacker could\npossibly use this issue to upload certain files, contrary to expectations.\n(CVE-2017-15715)\n\nIt was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_session module\nincorrectly handled certain headers. A remote attacker could possibly use\nthis issue to influence session data. (CVE-2018-1283)\n\nRobert Swiecki discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled\ncertain requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause\nthe server to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1301)\n\nRobert Swiecki discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_cache_socache\nmodule incorrectly handled certain headers. A remote attacker could\npossibly use this issue to cause the server to crash, leading to a denial\nof service. (CVE-2018-1303)\n\nNicolas Daniels discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly\ngenerated the nonce when creating HTTP Digest authentication challenges.\nA remote attacker could possibly use this issue to replay HTTP requests\nacross a cluster of servers. (CVE-2018-1312)\n",
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  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:35Z",
  "published": "2018-04-19T12:26:42Z",
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