CVE-2013-4566

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2013-12-03
Bugzilla:
1016832: CVE-2013-4566 mod_nss: incorrect handling of NSSVerifyClient in directory context

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

mod_nss 1.0.8 and earlier, when NSSVerifyClient is set to none for the server/vhost context, does not enforce the NSSVerifyClient setting in the directory context, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Find out more about CVE-2013-4566 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 4
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (mod_nss) RHSA-2013:1779 2013-12-03
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (mod_nss) RHSA-2013:1779 2013-12-03

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 mod_nss Not affected
Red Hat Directory Server 8 fortitude-mod_nss Will not fix
Red Hat Certificate System 8 mod_nss Will not fix

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank Albert Smith of OUSD(AT&L) for reporting this issue.

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