CVE-2016-0736
httpd: Padding Oracle in Apache mod_session_crypto
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
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 · 5.4CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0 · 4AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication