Vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server
CVE-2005-2728
The byte-range filter in Apache 2.0 before 2.0.54 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an HTTP header with a large Range field.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.110 (95.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.110 · newest: 0.110 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache HTTP Server — versions 2.0, 2.0.9, 2.0.28
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/16705 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14660 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-608.html (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10017 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/16743 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/16753 (third-party-advisory)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm
- lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_51_apache2.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/17831 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-2728?
- CVE-2005-2728 is a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server. Published 2005-08-30.
- Is CVE-2005-2728 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.