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CVE-2016-0736

httpd: Padding Oracle in Apache mod_session_crypto

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.4

CVSS 3.0

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Published · December 20, 2016

Updated · September 21, 2026

Description

It was discovered that the mod_session_crypto module of httpd did not use any mechanisms to verify integrity of the encrypted session data stored in the user's browser. A remote attacker could use this flaw to decrypt and modify session data using a padding oracle attack.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS 2.0 · 4
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CWE-287 · Improper Authentication