CVE-2023-28625
Publication date 3 April 2023
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
mod_auth_openidc is an authentication and authorization module for the Apache 2.x HTTP server that implements the OpenID Connect Relying Party functionality. In versions 2.0.0 through 2.4.13.1, when `OIDCStripCookies` is set and a crafted cookie supplied, a NULL pointer dereference would occur, resulting in a segmentation fault. This could be used in a Denial-of-Service attack and thus presents an availability risk. Version 2.4.13.2 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, avoid using `OIDCStripCookies`.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libapache2-mod-auth-openidc | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
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| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://github.com/OpenIDC/mod_auth_openidc/commit/c0e1edac3c4c19988ccdc7713d7aebfce6ff916a (v2.4.13.2)
- https://github.com/OpenIDC/mod_auth_openidc/security/advisories/GHSA-f5xw-rvfr-24qr
- https://github.com/OpenIDC/mod_auth_openidc/releases/tag/v2.4.13.2
- https://github.com/OpenIDC/mod_auth_openidc/commit/c0e1edac3c4c19988ccdc7713d7aebfce6ff916a
- https://github.com/OpenIDC/mod_auth_openidc/blame/3f11976dab56af0a46a7dddb7a275cc16d6eb726/src/mod_auth_openidc.c#L178-L179
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28625