Explain CVE-2019-0217
In Apache HTTP Server 2.4 release 2.4.38 and prior, a race condition in mod_auth_digest when running in a threaded server could allow a user with valid credentials to authenticate using another username, bypassing configured access control restrictions.
Affected Products: Apache HTTP Server
References: [{'name': '[httpd-dev] 20190402 re: svn commit: r33393 - /release/httpd/CHANGES_2.4', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e0b8f6e858b1c8ec2ce8e291a2c543d438915037c7af661ab6d33808%40%3Cdev.httpd.apache.org%3E'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20190401 CVE-2019-0217: mod_auth_digest access control bypass', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/02/5'}, {'name': '107668', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107668'}, {'name': '20190403 [SECURITY] [DSA 4422-1] apache2 security update', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/5'}, {'name': '[debian-lts-announce] 20190403 [SECURITY] [DLA 1748-1] apache2 security update', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00008.html'}, {'name': 'USN-3937-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/3937-1/'}, {'name': 'DSA-4422', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4422'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2019-119b14075a', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZRMTEIGZKYFNGIDOTXN3GNEJTLVCYU7/'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html'}, {'name': 'EDORA-2019-cf7695b470', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WETXNQWNQLWHV6XNW6YTO5UGDTIWAQGT/'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1695020'}, {'name': 'USN-3937-2', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/3937-2/'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2019:1190', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00051.html'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2019:1209', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00061.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190423-0001/'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2019:1258', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00084.html'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2019-a4ed7400f4', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ALIR5S3O7NRHEGFMIDMUSYQIZOE4TJJN/'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2019:2343', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2343'}, {'name': '[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [4/4] - 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CVE State: PUBLISHED