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mod_ssl "SSLVerifyClient" Security Bypass Security Issue
Secunia Advisory: SA16700
Release Date: 2005-09-05
Last Update: 2005-10-14
Popularity: 22,811 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Apache 2.0.x
mod_ssl 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-2700


Description:
A security issue has been reported in mod_ssl, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.

The security issue is caused due to an error in enforcing client-based certificate authentication ("SSLVerifyClient require") in per-location context, if "SSLVerifyClient optional" was configured in the global virtual host configuration. This may allow malicious people to bypass client-based certificate authentication and gain unauthorised access to certain web pages.

Solution:
mod_ssl 2.x:
Update to version 2.8.24.
http://www.modssl.org/source/mod_ssl-2.8.24-1.3.33.tar.gz

Apache 2.0.x:
Update to version 2.0.55.
http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.

Changelog:
2005-09-26: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
2005-10-14: Apache version 2.0.55 released. Updated "Solution" and "Original Advisory" sections.

Original Advisory:
Apache.org:
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.0.html

Other References:
US-CERT VU#744929:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/744929


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