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Apache 'mod_proxy_http.c' Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is running Apache HTTP Server and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to error in 'stream_reqbody_cl' function in 'mod_proxy_http.c' in the mod_proxy module. When a reverse proxy is configured, it does not properly handle an amount of streamed data that exceeds the Content-Length value via crafted requests.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Apache HTTP Server version prior to 2.3.3.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.3.3 or later.