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IBM HTTP Server mod_proxy Interim Responses DoS Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is running IBM HTTP Server, which is prone to Denial of Service Vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Issue is due to an error in the ap_proxy_http_process_response() function in mod_proxy_http.c in the mod_proxy module when processing large number of interim responses to the client, which could consume all available memory resources.
Affected Software
Affected Software
IBM HTTP Server versions prior to 6.1.0.19.
Solution
Solution
Update to Fix Pack 19.