CVE-2017-15715

Summary

CVECVE-2017-15715
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-03-26 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:40:00 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Http Server All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Netapp Clustered Data Ontap - All All All
Operating System Netapp Clustered Data Ontap - All All All
Application Netapp Santricity Cloud Connector - All All All
Application Netapp Santricity Cloud Connector - All All All
Application Netapp Storagegrid - All All All
Application Netapp Storagegrid - All All All
Application Netapp Storage Automation Store - All All All
Application Netapp Storage Automation Store - All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.6 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4164-1 apache2 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2017-15715: <FilesMatch> bypass with a trailing newline in the file name MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[R1] Tenable.sc 5.13.0 Fixes Multiple Third-Party Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable® CONFIRM www.tenable.com
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
March 2018 Apache HTTP Server Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM support.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3627-2: Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3627-1: Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities - The Apache HTTP Server Project CONFIRM httpd.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Apache HTTPD May Let Remote Users Bypass 'FilesMatch' Directive Security Restrictions on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
CVE-2017-15715 - Apache HTTP Server - FilesMatch bypass with a trailing newline at the end of the file name - Security | Elar Lang MISC security.elarlang.eu
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Apache HTTP Server CVE-2017-15715 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 377516 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for httpd (ALINUX2-SA-2020:0165)
  • 500013 Alpine Linux Security Update for apache2
  • 503704 Alpine Linux Security Update for apache2
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