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MiracleLinux 4 : httpd24-httpd-2.4.25-9.AXS4.1 (AXSA:2017-2175:02)

🗓️ 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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MiracleLinux 4 httpd vulnerabilities: memory init flaw, authentication bypass, null dereferences, and buffer over-reads.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Miracle Linux Security Advisory AXSA:2017-2175:02.
##

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(288939);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/16");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2017-3167",
    "CVE-2017-3169",
    "CVE-2017-7659",
    "CVE-2017-7668",
    "CVE-2017-7679",
    "CVE-2017-9788"
  );

  script_name(english:"MiracleLinux 4 : httpd24-httpd-2.4.25-9.AXS4.1 (AXSA:2017-2175:02)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
AXSA:2017-2175:02 advisory.

    * It was discovered that the httpd's mod_auth_digest module did not properly
    initialize memory before using it when processing certain headers related to
    digest authentication. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to
    disclose potentially sensitive information or cause httpd child process to crash
    by sending specially crafted requests to a server. (CVE-2017-9788)
      * It was discovered that the use of httpd's ap_get_basic_auth_pw() API
    function outside of the authentication phase could lead to authentication
    bypass. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to bypass required
    authentication if the API was used incorrectly by one of the modules used by
    httpd. (CVE-2017-3167)
      * A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the httpd's mod_ssl module. A
    remote attacker could use this flaw to cause an httpd child process to crash if
    another module used by httpd called a certain API function during the processing
    of an HTTPS request. (CVE-2017-3169)
      * A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the mod_http2 module of httpd.
    A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause httpd child process to crash via
    a specially crafted HTTP/2 request. (CVE-2017-7659)
      * A buffer over-read flaw was found in the httpd's ap_find_token() function. A
    remote attacker could use this flaw to cause httpd child process to crash via a
    specially crafted HTTP request. (CVE-2017-7668)
      * A buffer over-read flaw was found in the httpd's mod_mime module. A user
    permitted to modify httpd's MIME configuration could use this flaw to cause
    httpd child process to crash. (CVE-2017-7679)
    CVE-2017-3167
    In Apache httpd 2.2.x before 2.2.33 and 2.4.x before 2.4.26, use of
    the ap_get_basic_auth_pw() by third-party modules outside of the
    authentication phase may lead to authentication requirements being
    bypassed.
    CVE-2017-3169
    In Apache httpd 2.2.x before 2.2.33 and 2.4.x before 2.4.26, mod_ssl
    may dereference a NULL pointer when third-party modules call
    ap_hook_process_connection() during an HTTP request to an HTTPS port.
    CVE-2017-7659
    A maliciously constructed HTTP/2 request could cause mod_http2 2.4.24,
    2.4.25 to dereference a NULL pointer and crash the server process.
    CVE-2017-7668
    The HTTP strict parsing changes added in Apache httpd 2.2.32 and
    2.4.24 introduced a bug in token list parsing, which allows
    ap_find_token() to search past the end of its input string. By
    maliciously crafting a sequence of request headers, an attacker may be
    able to cause a segmentation fault, or to force ap_find_token() to
    return an incorrect value.
    CVE-2017-7679
    In Apache httpd 2.2.x before 2.2.33 and 2.4.x before 2.4.26, mod_mime
    can read one byte past the end of a buffer when sending a malicious
    Content-Type response header.
    CVE-2017-9788
    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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/8615");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-7679");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/06/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/09/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/16");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:httpd24-httpd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:httpd24-httpd-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:httpd24-httpd-manual");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:httpd24-httpd-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:httpd24-mod_ldap");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:httpd24-mod_proxy_html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:httpd24-mod_session");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:httpd24-mod_ssl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:miracle:linux:4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Miracle Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MiracleLinux/release", "Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'MIRACLE LINUX' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
if (! preg(pattern:"^4([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MiracleLinux 4.x', 'MIRACLE LINUX ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'MIRACLE LINUX', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '4',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'httpd24-httpd-2.4.25-9.AXS4.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'httpd24-httpd-devel-2.4.25-9.AXS4.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'httpd24-httpd-manual-2.4.25-9.AXS4.1', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'httpd24-httpd-tools-2.4.25-9.AXS4.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'httpd24-mod_ldap-2.4.25-9.AXS4.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'httpd24-mod_proxy_html-2.4.25-9.AXS4.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'httpd24-mod_session-2.4.25-9.AXS4.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'httpd24-mod_ssl-2.4.25-9.AXS4.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}
if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'httpd24-httpd / httpd24-httpd-devel / httpd24-httpd-manual / etc');
}

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16 Jan 2026 00:00Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.19.8
CVSS 39.8
EPSS0.64829
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