USN-2686-1

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    USN-2686-1

    Published: 27 Jul 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: apache2 vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly parsed chunk headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks. (CVE-2015-3183) It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled the ap_some_auth_required API. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended access restrictions. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-3185)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2686-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3183, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3185

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apache2

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.7-1ubuntu4.5

    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

    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