usn-2686-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2015-07-27 17:47
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
apache2 vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly parsed chunk headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks. (CVE-2015-3183)

It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled the ap_some_auth_required API. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended access restrictions. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-3185)

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  "id": "USN-2686-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:32Z",
  "published": "2015-07-27T17:47:11Z",
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}



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