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Apache HTTP Server Stack Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Web Servers
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
4 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
Apache HTTP server is prone to a stack overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
When mod_remoteip was configured to use a trusted intermediary proxy server using the 'PROXY' protocol, a specially crafted PROXY header could trigger a stack buffer overflow or NULL pointer dereference. This vulnerability could only be triggered by a trusted proxy and not by untrusted HTTP clients.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Apache HTTP server version 2.4.32 to 2.4.39.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.4.41 or later.