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Message-Id: <20141128203627.602386C0014@smtpvmsrv1.mitre.org>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:36:27 -0500 (EST)
From: cve-assign@...re.org
To: covener@...il.com
Cc: cve-assign@...re.org, oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: CVE Request: "LuaAuthzProvider" in Apache HTTP Server mixes up arguments

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> https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=57204

We're not sure that this crosses privilege boundaries.
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_lua.html#luaauthzprovider
says

  Context: server config

Apparently you're trying to use it in a directory context and finding
that it doesn't work correctly. At least in theory, this could have
been resolved by reporting an error when LuaAuthzProvider is found in
a directory context, rather than by using the actual
https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=57204#c2 approach
to add the functionality.

So, it may be reasonable to interpret this as a non-security bug that
occurs when an administrator intentionally enters httpd.conf content
that is, according to the documentation, invalid.

We notice that
https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=57204#c4 says
"waiting to see if a CVE should be assigned." The usual process for
CVE assignments for Apache Software Foundation products is:

  http://www.apache.org/security/committers.html

Here, we realize that the issue was sent directly to the oss-security
list, but MITRE doesn't have enough information to make a final
decision. The Apache Software Foundation can decide whether the
erroneous LuaAuthzProvider handling is a vulnerability from the
perspective of their security policy.

- -- 
CVE assignment team, MITRE CVE Numbering Authority
M/S M300
202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730 USA
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