Detections
Analytics

Apache < 2.0.51 mod_ssl Rewrite Rules DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2276

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Description

The remote host appears to be running a version of Apache 2.x that is older than 2.0.51. It is reported that these versions of Apache are prone to a denial of service issue related to mod_ssl. An attacker may deny service to legitimate users if the remote server uses a 'RewriteRule' to enable reverse proxying to a SSL origin server.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.0.51 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2276

Family: Web Servers

Published: 9/13/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 14748

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0751, CVE-2004-0786, CVE-2004-0809

BID: 11154