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High 1 exploited CVE ELSA-2024-4720 5 CVEs

Important: httpd:2.4 security update (Oracle Linux 8)

Published Jul 23, 2024 · Updated Jul 23, 2024

Summary

httpd
[2.4.37-65.0.1.1]
- Replace index.html with Oracle's index page oracle_index.html

[2.4.37-65.1]
- Resolves: RHEL-45812 - httpd:2.4/httpd: Substitution encoding issue
in mod_rewrite (CVE-2024-38474)
- Resolves: RHEL-45785 - httpd:2.4/httpd: Encoding problem in
mod_proxy (CVE-2024-38473)
- Resolves: RHEL-45777 - httpd:2.4/httpd: Improper escaping of output
in mod_rewrite (CVE-2024-38475)
- Resolves: RHEL-45758 - httpd:2.4/httpd: null pointer dereference
in mod_proxy (CVE-2024-38477)
- Resolves: RHEL-45743 - httpd:2.4/httpd: Potential SSRF
in mod_rewrite (CVE-2024-39573)

mod_http2
mod_md

Fixed packages 11

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 8 httpd 0:2.4.37-65.0.1.module+el8.10.0+90368+a557a4bf.1
Oracle Linux · 8 httpd-devel 0:2.4.37-65.0.1.module+el8.10.0+90368+a557a4bf.1
Oracle Linux · 8 httpd-filesystem 0:2.4.37-65.0.1.module+el8.10.0+90368+a557a4bf.1
Oracle Linux · 8 httpd-manual 0:2.4.37-65.0.1.module+el8.10.0+90368+a557a4bf.1
Oracle Linux · 8 httpd-tools 0:2.4.37-65.0.1.module+el8.10.0+90368+a557a4bf.1
Oracle Linux · 8 mod_http2 0:1.15.7-10.module+el8.10.0+90327+96b8ea28
Oracle Linux · 8 mod_ldap 0:2.4.37-65.0.1.module+el8.10.0+90368+a557a4bf.1
Oracle Linux · 8 mod_md 1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.9.0+90011+2f9c6a23
Oracle Linux · 8 mod_proxy_html 1:2.4.37-65.0.1.module+el8.10.0+90368+a557a4bf.1
Oracle Linux · 8 mod_session 0:2.4.37-65.0.1.module+el8.10.0+90368+a557a4bf.1
Oracle Linux · 8 mod_ssl 1:2.4.37-65.0.1.module+el8.10.0+90368+a557a4bf.1

Vulnerabilities 5

  • Critical 9.1
    CVE-2024-38475 Exploited Public exploit Scanner template EPSS 100%

    Apache HTTP Server weakness in mod_rewrite when first segment of substitution matches filesystem path.

    Improper escaping of output in mod_rewrite in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows an attacker to map URLs to filesystem locations that are permitted to be served by the server but are not intentionally/directly reachable by any URL, resulting in code…

    KEV May 1, 2025
  • High 8.1
    CVE-2024-38473 Public exploit Scanner template EPSS 26%

    Apache HTTP Server proxy encoding problem

    Encoding problem in mod_proxy in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows request URLs with incorrect encoding to be sent to backend services, potentially bypassing authentication via crafted requests. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, w…

  • High 8.1

    Apache HTTP Server weakness with encoded question marks in backreferences

    Substitution encoding issue in mod_rewrite in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows attacker to execute scripts in directories permitted by the configuration but not directly reachable by any URL or source disclosure of scripts meant to only to be exec…

  • High 7.5

    Apache HTTP Server: Crash resulting in Denial of Service in mod_proxy via a malicious request

    null pointer dereference in mod_proxy in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows an attacker to crash the server via a malicious request. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue.

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2024-39573 EPSS 35%

    Apache HTTP Server: mod_rewrite proxy handler substitution

    Potential SSRF in mod_rewrite in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows an attacker to cause unsafe RewriteRules to unexpectedly setup URL's to be handled by mod_proxy. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue.