Apache < 2.0.51 mod_dav DAV LOCK Command Remote DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2291

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host is running a vulnerable version of Apache. It is reported that versions prior 2.0.51 are prone to a remote denial of service issue. An attacker may issue a specific sequence of DAV LOCK commands to crash the process. If Apache is configured to use threads, it may completely crash the Apache process.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache 2.0.51 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2291

Family: Web Servers

Published: 9/15/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 14803

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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-2004-0809, CVE-2004-0811

BID: 11239, 11185

Detections

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