CVE-2017-7679
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 39.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
EPSS 39.3% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 39.34% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-126 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-06-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apache | http server |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3896
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99170
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038711
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2478
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2479
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2483
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3193
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3194
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3195
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3475
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3476
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3477
- https://github.com/gottburgm/Exploits/tree/master/CVE-2017-7679
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84a3714f0878781f6ed84473d1a503d2cc382277e100450209231830%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f4515e580dfb6eeca589a5cdebd4c4c709ce632b12924f343c3b7751%40%3Cdev.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r15f9aa4427581a1aecb4063f1b4b983511ae1c9935e2a0a6876dad3c%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
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