UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2161
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2161
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2161.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2161
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-12-22T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-22T10:36:48Z
- Severity
-
- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
In Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.23, malicious input to mod_auth_digest can cause the server to crash, and each instance continues to crash even for subsequently valid requests.
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2161
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/139862b41c0dfd5e6e00ad89c00119f9faf0dd41a2f927da9c9a4076@%3Cannounce.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3279-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2161
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / apache2
Package
- Name
- apache2
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/apache2@2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15
Affected versions
2.*
2.4.6-2ubuntu2
2.4.6-2ubuntu3
2.4.6-2ubuntu4
2.4.7-1ubuntu1
2.4.7-1ubuntu2
2.4.7-1ubuntu3
2.4.7-1ubuntu4
2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1
2.4.7-1ubuntu4.4
2.4.7-1ubuntu4.5
2.4.7-1ubuntu4.6
2.4.7-1ubuntu4.7
2.4.7-1ubuntu4.8
2.4.7-1ubuntu4.9
2.4.7-1ubuntu4.10
2.4.7-1ubuntu4.11
2.4.7-1ubuntu4.13
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "apache2",
"binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-bin",
"binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-data",
"binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-mpm-event",
"binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-mpm-itk",
"binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-mpm-prefork",
"binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-mpm-worker",
"binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-suexec",
"binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-suexec-custom",
"binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-suexec-pristine",
"binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-utils",
"binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2.2-bin",
"binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15"
},
{
"binary_name": "libapache2-mod-macro",
"binary_version": "1:2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15"
},
{
"binary_name": "libapache2-mod-proxy-html",
"binary_version": "1:2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15"
}
]
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / apache2
Package
- Name
- apache2
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/apache2@2.4.18-2ubuntu3.2?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.4.18-2ubuntu3.2
Affected versions
2.*
2.4.12-2ubuntu2
2.4.17-1ubuntu1
2.4.17-2ubuntu1
2.4.17-3ubuntu1
2.4.18-1ubuntu1
2.4.18-2ubuntu1
2.4.18-2ubuntu2
2.4.18-2ubuntu3
2.4.18-2ubuntu3.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "apache2",
"binary_version": "2.4.18-2ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-bin",
"binary_version": "2.4.18-2ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-data",
"binary_version": "2.4.18-2ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-suexec-custom",
"binary_version": "2.4.18-2ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-suexec-pristine",
"binary_version": "2.4.18-2ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "apache2-utils",
"binary_version": "2.4.18-2ubuntu3.2"
}
]
}