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High 1 exploited CVE ELSA-2024-4943 3 CVEs

Important: httpd security update (Oracle Linux 7)

Published Sep 13, 2024 · Updated Sep 13, 2024

Summary

[2.4.6-99.0.3.1]
- Opt-ins for unsafe prefix_stat and %3f [Orabug: 36904263][CVE-2024-38474][CVE-2024-38475]
- mod_proxy: validate hostname [Orabug: 36904263][CVE-2024-38477]

Fixed packages 8

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 7 httpd 0:2.4.6-99.0.3.el7_9.1
Oracle Linux · 7 httpd-devel 0:2.4.6-99.0.3.el7_9.1
Oracle Linux · 7 httpd-manual 0:2.4.6-99.0.3.el7_9.1
Oracle Linux · 7 httpd-tools 0:2.4.6-99.0.3.el7_9.1
Oracle Linux · 7 mod_ldap 0:2.4.6-99.0.3.el7_9.1
Oracle Linux · 7 mod_proxy_html 1:2.4.6-99.0.3.el7_9.1
Oracle Linux · 7 mod_session 0:2.4.6-99.0.3.el7_9.1
Oracle Linux · 7 mod_ssl 1:2.4.6-99.0.3.el7_9.1

Vulnerabilities 3

  • 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

    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.