(mod_ssl Issues Fix) Apach ssl_hook_Access() Function May Fail to Verify Client Certificates
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1014850 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1014850
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2005-2700
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Sep 3 2005
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Impact:
Host/resource access via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 2.8.24
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Apache. The server may fail to verify SSL client certificates in a certain configuration. mod_ssl is affected.
The Apache ssl_hook_Access() function does not properly enforce the 'SSLVerifyClient require' directive in a per-location context if a virtual host is configured with the 'SSLVerifyCLient optional' directive.
The vulnerability resides in 'modules/ssl/ssl_engine_kernel.c'.
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Impact:
The server may fail to verify SSL client certificates in a certain configuration.
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Solution:
A fixed version (2.8.24) is available at:
http://www.modssl.org/source/mod_ssl-2.8.24-1.3.33.tar.gz
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Vendor URL: www.modssl.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Authentication error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
This archive entry is a follow-up to the message listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 02:31:32 -0400
Subject: mod_ssl vulnerability
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CVE: CAN-2005-2700
A fixed version of mod_ssl (2.8.24-1.3.33) is available at:
http://www.modssl.org/source/mod_ssl-2.8.24-1.3.33.tar.gz
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