4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-8612
Apache HTTP Server mod_cluster Deserialization Vulnerability
Description

Apache HTTP Server mod_cluster before version httpd 2.4.23 is vulnerable to an Improper Input Validation in the protocol parsing logic in the load balancer resulting in a Segmentation Fault in the serving httpd process.

INFO

Published Date :

March 9, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2023, 11:26 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-8612 has a 9 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8612 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Netapp storage_automation_store
1 Apache http_server
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-8612.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94939 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0193 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0194 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387605 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180601-0005/ Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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kasem545/vulnsearch

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Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
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bioly230/THM_Skynet

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Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
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8ctorres/SIND-Practicas

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Updated: 7 months, 2 weeks ago
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hrbrmstr/internetdb

Fast IP Lookups for Open Ports and Vulnerabilities

r rstats shodan shodan-api

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Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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xxehacker/strike

A python tool to quickly analyze all IPs and see which ones have open ports and vulnerabilities

Python

Updated: 2 years, 3 months ago
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Born at : June 10, 2022, 8:25 p.m. This repo has been linked 53 different CVEs too.
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vshaliii/DC-3-Vulnhub-Walkthrough

DC-3 is another purposely built vulnerable lab with the intent of gaining experience in the world of penetration testing. As with the previous DC releases, this one is designed with beginners in mind, although this time around, there is only one flag, one entry point and no clues at all.

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 16, 2021, 5:41 a.m. This repo has been linked 37 different CVEs too.
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vshaliii/DC-2-Vulnhub-Walkthrough

DC-2 is a purposely built vulnerable lab for the purpose of gaining experience in the world of penetration testing. It was designed to be a challenge for beginners, but just how easy it is will depend on your skills and knowledge, and your ability to learn. To successfully complete this challenge, you will require Linux skills, familiarity with the Linux command line and experience with basic penetration testing tools, such as the tools that can be found on Kali Linux, or Parrot Security OS.

Updated: 7 months, 3 weeks ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 3, 2021, 4:52 a.m. This repo has been linked 45 different CVEs too.
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vshaliii/Basic-Pentesting-2-Vulnhub-Walkthrough

This is a boot2root VM and is a continuation of the Basic Pentesting series. This series is designed to help newcomers to penetration testing develop pentesting skills and have fun exploring part of the offensive side of security. VirtualBox is the recommended platform for this challenge (though it should also work with VMware -- however, I haven’t tested that). This VM is a moderate step up in difficulty from the first entry in this series. If you’ve solved the first entry and have tried a few other beginner-oriented challenges, this VM should be a good next step. Once again, this challenge contains multiple initial exploitation vectors and privilege escalation vulnerabilities. Your goal is to remotely attack the VM, gain root privileges, and read the flag located at /root/flag.txt. Once you’ve finished, try to find other vectors you might have missed! If you’d like to send me a link to your writeup, enjoyed the VM or have questions or feedback, feel free to contact me at: [email protected] If you finished the VM, please also consider posting a writeup! Writeups help you internalize what you worked on and help anyone else who might be struggling or wants to see someone else’s process. There were lots of wonderful writeups for Basic Pentesting: 1, and I look forward to reading the writeups for this challenge.

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syadg123/pigat

None

Python

Updated: 4 years, 5 months ago
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Born at : April 7, 2020, 8:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 75 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-8612 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8612 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An error was found in protocol parsing logic of mod_cluster load balancer Apache HTTP Server modules. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a Segmentation Fault in the serving httpd process. Apache HTTP Server mod_cluster before version httpd 2.4.23 is vulnerable to an Improper Input Validation in the protocol parsing logic in the load balancer resulting in a Segmentation Fault in the serving httpd process.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2957 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8612 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-20
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Apache HTTP Server mod_cluster before version httpd 2.4.23 is vulnerable to an Improper Input Validation in the protocol parsing logic in the load balancer resulting in a Segmentation Fault in the serving httpd process. An error was found in protocol parsing logic of mod_cluster load balancer Apache HTTP Server modules. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a Segmentation Fault in the serving httpd process.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2957 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8612 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-20
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-20
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387605 Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387605 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180601-0005/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180601-0005/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0193 Vendor Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0193 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0194 Vendor Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0194 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_automation_store:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180601-0005/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387605 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387605 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0193 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0193 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0194 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0194 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94939 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94939 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4.23
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0194 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0193 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94939 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8612 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-8612 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-23: File Content Injection File Content Injection CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering Web Server Logs Tampering CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting AJAX Footprinting CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-109: Object Relational Mapping Injection Object Relational Mapping Injection CAPEC-110: SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-153: Input Data Manipulation Input Data Manipulation CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-261: Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-473: Signature Spoof Signature Spoof CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS DOM-Based XSS CAPEC-664: Server Side Request Forgery Server Side Request Forgery
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.11 }} -0.03%

score

0.44431

percentile

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