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Apache HTTP Server 2.4.10 FastCGI DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8938

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 2.4.10 and is, therefore, affected by a denial of service. Specifically, the 'mod_proxy_fcgi' module allows a remote FastCGI server to cause a buffer overflow and crash the HTTP daemon. This is caused by a flaw in the way that Apache HTTP Server handles long response headers. An attacker, exploiting this flaw, would be able to cause a denial of service on the Apache HTTP Server.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache HTTP Server version 2.4.11 or later.

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 8938

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/27/2015

Updated: 3/6/2019

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-2014-3583

BID: 71657