The mod_deflate module in Apache httpd 2.2.11 and earlier compresses large files until completion even after the associated network connection is closed, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption).
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01363.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1148.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9248
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8632
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12361
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=509125
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1841
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-802-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507857/100/0/threaded
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1156.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1834
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK99480
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK91361
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-04.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/37221
http://secunia.com/advisories/37152
http://secunia.com/advisories/35865
http://secunia.com/advisories/35793
http://secunia.com/advisories/35781
http://secunia.com/advisories/35721
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129190899612998&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=124661528519546&w=2
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00006.html