Vulnerability Details : 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.

Vulnerability category: Overflow

Published 2017-06-20 01:29:00

Updated 2021-06-06 11:15:20

Source Apache Software Foundation

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-7679

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.49%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 73 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-7679

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	10.0	6.4	[email protected]
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	[email protected]
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2017-7679

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
CWE-126 Buffer Over-read

The product reads from a buffer using buffer access mechanisms such as indexes or pointers that reference memory locations after the targeted buffer.

Assigned by: [email protected] (Secondary)

References for CVE-2017-7679

Products affected by CVE-2017-7679

Apache » Http Server
Versions from including (>=) 2.2.0 and before (<) 2.2.33
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Apache » Http Server
Versions from including (>=) 2.4.0 and before (<) 2.4.26
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions