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Apache HTTP Server 2.4 < 2.4.12 DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8937

Synopsis

The remote web server is missing an Apache HTTP Server patch update.

Description

The version of Apache HTTP Server 2.4 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.4.12. It is, therefore, affected by a NULL pointer dereference flaw in module 'mod_cache'. A remote attacker, using an empty HTTP Content-Type header, can exploit this vulnerability to crash a caching forward proxy configuration, resulting in a denial of service if using a threaded MPM.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache HTTP Server version 2.4.12 or later.

See Also

http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.12

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 8937

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/27/2015

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 81126

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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: 5.1

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:X/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:http_server

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3581

BID: 71656