UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15715

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15715

    Published: 26 Mar 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-15715

    Summary:

    Details: In Apache httpd 2.4.0 to 2.4.29, the expression specified in <FilesMatch> could match '$' to a newline character in a malicious filename, rather than matching only the end of the filename. This could be exploited in environments where uploads of some files are are externally blocked, but only by matching the trailing portion of the filename.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15715, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/24/6, https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3627-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3627-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15715

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apache2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.7-1ubuntu4.20

    Affected versions

    2.4.6-2ubuntu2
    2.4.6-2ubuntu3
    2.4.6-2ubuntu4
    2.4.7-1ubuntu1
    2.4.7-1ubuntu2
    2.4.7-1ubuntu3
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.4
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.5
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.6
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.7
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.8
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.9
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.10
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.11
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.13
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.16
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.17
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.18
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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