Published:2021/05/14  Last Updated:2021/05/14

JVN#49704918
mod_auth_openidc vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS)

Overview

mod_auth_openidc contains a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability.

Products Affected

  • mod_auth_openidc 2.4.0 to 2.4.7

Description

mod_auth_openidc provided by ZmartZone is an OpenID Connect's Relying Party module for Apache HTTP Server. This module contains a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability (CWE-400).

Impact

A remote attacker may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Solution

Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

CVSS v3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score: 7.5
Attack Vector(AV) Physical (P) Local (L) Adjacent (A) Network (N)
Attack Complexity(AC) High (H) Low (L)
Privileges Required(PR) High (H) Low (L) None (N)
User Interaction(UI) Required (R) None (N)
Scope(S) Unchanged (U) Changed (C)
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
CVSS v2 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Base Score: 5.0
Access Vector(AV) Local (L) Adjacent Network (A) Network (N)
Access Complexity(AC) High (H) Medium (M) Low (L)
Authentication(Au) Multiple (M) Single (S) None (N)
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)

Credit

Tatsuhiko Yasumatsu reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2021-20718
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2021-000037