CVE-2005-2700
ssl_engine_kernel.c in mod_ssl before 2.8.24, when using "SSLVerifyClient optional" in the global virtual host configuration, does not properly enforce "SSLVerifyClient require" in a per-location context, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.6%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
ssl_engine_kernel.c in mod_ssl before 2.8.24, when using "SSLVerifyClient optional" in the global virtual host configuration, does not properly enforce "SSLVerifyClient require" in a per-location context, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 30.58% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apache/http server · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 30.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.htmlBroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-modssl&m=112569517603897&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112604765028607&w=2Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112870296926652&w=2Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://people.apache.org/~jorton/CAN-2005-2700.diffVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16700Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16705Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16714Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16743Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16746Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16748Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16753Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16754Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16769Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16771Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16789Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16864Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16956Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17088Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17288Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17311Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17813Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19072Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19073Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21848Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22523Not Applicable
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102197-1Broken Link
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102198-1Broken Link
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htmThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-805Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.