USN-3340-1

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USN-3340-1

Summary: apache2 vulnerabilities

Details: Emmanuel Dreyfus discovered that third-party modules using the ap_get_basic_auth_pw() function outside of the authentication phase may lead to authentication requirements being bypassed. This update adds a new ap_get_basic_auth_components() function for use by third-party modules. (CVE-2017-3167) Vasileios Panopoulos discovered that the Apache mod_ssl module may crash when third-party modules call ap_hook_process_connection() during an HTTP request to an HTTPS port. (CVE-2017-3169) Javier Jiménez discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled parsing certain requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the Apache HTTP Server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-7668) ChenQin and Hanno Böck discovered that the Apache mod_mime module incorrectly handled certain Content-Type response headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the Apache HTTP Server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-7679)

References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3340-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3167, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3169, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7668, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7679