Apache httpd allows remote attackers to read secret data from process memory if the Limit directive can be set in a user's .htaccess file, or if httpd.conf has certain misconfigurations, aka Optionsbleed. This affects the Apache HTTP Server through 2.2.34 and 2.4.x through 2.4.27. The attacker sends an unauthenticated OPTIONS HTTP request when attempting to read secret data. This is a use-after-free issue and thus secret data is not always sent, and the specific data depends on many factors including configuration. Exploitation with .htaccess can be blocked with a patch to the ap_limit_section function in server/core.c.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-1102-1 | apache2 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3980-1 | apache2 security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3425-1 | Apache HTTP Server vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3425-2 | Apache HTTP Server vulnerability |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-04T16:09:11.219Z
Reserved: 2017-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-9798
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-09-18T15:29:00.307
Modified: 2025-11-04T16:15:41.470
Link: CVE-2017-9798
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN