National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-1863
Original release date:06/27/2007
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
cache_util.c in the mod_cache module in Apache HTTP Server (httpd), when caching is enabled and a threaded Multi-Processing Module (MPM) is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child processing handler crash) via a request with the (1) s-maxage, (2) max-age, (3) min-fresh, or (4) max-stale Cache-Control headers without a value.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown
- Official Statement from Apache (07/02/2008)
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Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.6 and 2.0.61: http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_20.html
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-150A
Name: TA08-150A
External Source: BID
Name: 24649
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=535617
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2007:0556
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2007:0534
External Source: MISC
Name: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=244658
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2007:0533
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1500
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-499-1
External Source: TRUSTIX
Name: 2007-0026
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1018303
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2007:0557
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2007-2214
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2007:061
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:141
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:140
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200802e.html
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-1697
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-3386
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-3283
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-2727
External Source: AIXAPAR
Name: PK52702
External Source: AIXAPAR
Name: PK49355
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-353.htm
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200711-06
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30430
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28606
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27732
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27563
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27037
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26993
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26842
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26822
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26508
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26443
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26273
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25920
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25873
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25830
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2008-05-28
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_20.html
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX02262
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186219