CVE-2017-12171

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    CVE-2017-12171

    Published: 26 Jul 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A regression was found in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 version of httpd 2.2.15-60, 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.

    References: , https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2972, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101516, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039633, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12171

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    Low
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High