CVE - CVE-2017-12171

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-12171	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A regression was found in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 version of httpd 2.2.15-60, causing comments in the "Allow" and "Deny" configuration lines to be parsed incorrectly. A web administrator could unintentionally allow any client to access a restricted HTTP resource.
References
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MISC:101516 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101516 MISC:1039633 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039633 MISC:RHSA-2017:2972 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2972 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12171 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12171
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20170801	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170801)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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