CVE-2008-2364
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5 · Resource exhaustion
5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The ap_proxy_http_process_response function in mod_proxy_http.c in the mod_proxy module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.63 and 2.2.8 does not limit the number of forwarded interim responses, which allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of interim responses.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)13%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30621Advisory
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01539432
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.htmlAdvisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0967.htmlAdvisory