CVE-2017-9788
Exploitation likely. EPSS gives it a 57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
In Apache httpd before 2.2.34 and 2.4.x before 2.4.27, the value placeholder in [Proxy-]Authorization headers of type 'Digest' was not initialized or reset before or between successive key=value assignments by mod_auth_digest. Providing an initial key with no '=' assignment could reflect the stale value of uninitialized pool memory used by the prior request, leading to leakage of potentially confidential information, and a segfault in other cases resulting in denial of service.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
57% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
8 events over 3269 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- EPSS band changemoderate → high
- Patch availablerecord updated
- EPSS band changehigh → moderate
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOperating Systems / linux-distro
- JBoss Core ServicesOperating Systems / linux-distro
- JBoss Enterprise Application PlatformOperating Systems / linux-distro
- jboss enterprise web serverOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web ServerOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Jboss Web ServerOperating Systems / linux-distro
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Scored 9.1 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- CollectionT1005Data from Local Systemmedium confidence
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationlow confidence
Sources
References in the record
- debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3913
- oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- securityfocus.com/bid/99569
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