Vulnerability in Apache (CVE-2017-5637)
Summary
Vulnerability in Apache (CVE-2017-5637). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 3.4.10 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Two four letter word commands "wchp/wchc" are CPU intensive and could cause spike of CPU utilization on Apache ZooKeeper server if abused, which leads to the server unable to serve legitimate client requests. Apache ZooKeeper thru version 3.4.9 and 3.5.2 suffer from this issue, fixed in 3.4.10, 3.5.3, and later.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-5637 has been found in Apache.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: upgrade Apache to 3.4.10 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Apache CVE-2017-5637" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-5637 (Apache) — CWE-306 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: 3.4.10 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-306) exists in Apache.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Apache.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 3.4.10.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Apache' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Apache' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Apacheを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade Apache to 3.4.10ステージング環境で 3.4.10 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5637 zookeeper Fixed in: 3.4.9-3
References
- advisory debian.org
- advisory securityfocus.com
- patch issues.apache.org
- web access.redhat.com
- web access.redhat.com
- web access.redhat.com
- web lists.apache.org
- web lists.apache.org
- web lists.apache.org
- web lists.apache.org
- web oracle.com
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