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Apache 'mod_proxy_ftp' Module Denial Of Service Vulnerability (Linux)

Information

Severity

Severity

Low

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

2.6

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

14 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

The host is running Apache and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is due to an error in 'ap_proxy_ftp_handler' function in modules/proxy/proxy_ftp.c in the mod_proxy_ftp module while processing responses received from FTP servers. This can be exploited to trigger a NULL-pointer dereference and crash an Apache child process via a malformed EPSV response.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Apache HTTP Server version 2.0.x to 2.0.63 and and 2.2.x to 2.2.13 on Linux.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to Apache HTTP Server version 2.2.15 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)