National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2001-1534
Original release date:12/31/2001
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
mod_usertrack in Apache 1.3.11 through 1.3.20 generates session ID's using predictable information including host IP address, system time and server process ID, which allows local users to obtain session ID's and bypass authentication when these session ID's are used for authentication.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
- Official Statement from Red Hat (08/30/2006)
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This is not a security issue. The mod_usertrack cookies are not designed to be used for authentication.
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External Source: BID
Name: 3521
External Source: XF
Name: apache-modusertrack-predicticable-sessionid(7494)
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20011113 Brute-Forcing Web Application Session IDs
