Apache Traffic Server 5.x < 5.1.2 DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8622

Synopsis

The remote caching server is potentially vulnerable to a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

Apache Traffic Server versions 5.x prior to 5.1.2 are affected by a denial of service vulnerability. Specifically, this issue affects the 'proxy/http/HttpTransact.cc' source file. Exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to crash the affected process, causing denial of service conditions.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache Traffic Server 5.1.2 or later.

See Also

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TS-3223

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TS-2677

http://www.nessus.org/u?79fdc167

http://www.nessus.org/u?c7cd8218

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 8622

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/4/2015

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 80919

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:traffic_server

Patch Publication Date: 1/6/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-10022

BID: 71879