CVE-2014-0231
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
The mod_cgid module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10 does not have a timeout mechanism, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via a request to a CGI script that does not read from its stdin file descriptor.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.4.10-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.4.10-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.4.10-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.4.10-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.4.10-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | http_server | {"startIncluding":"2.2.0","endExcluding":"2.2.29"} | 2.2.29 |
| apache | http_server | {"startIncluding":"2.4.0","endExcluding":"2.4.10"} | 2.4.10 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0231
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0304.html
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0305.html
- http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144493176821532&w=2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130769/RSA-Digital-Certificate-Solution-XSS-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1019.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1020.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1021.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60536
- http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/CHANGES
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/generators/mod_cgid.c
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/generators/mod_cgid.c?r1=1482522&r2=1535125&diff_format=h
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/generators/mod_cgid.c?r1=1565711&r2=1610509&diff_format=h
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2989
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:142
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68742
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1120596
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04832246
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.