SB2018082402 - Amazon Linux AMI update for httpd24
Published: August 24, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018082402
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8011)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper filtering of input data within "mod_md" apache module when processing requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected web server and trigger denial of service condition via coredumps.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.