Vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server
CVE-2007-6422
The balancer_handler function in mod_proxy_balancer in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.0 through 2.2.6, when a threaded Multi-Processing Module is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (child process crash) via an invalid bb variable.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.100 (95.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.100 · newest: 0.100 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache HTTP Server — versions 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-19.xml (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28749 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3523 (third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00562.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28526 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10181 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27236 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0008.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00541.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0009.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-6422?
- CVE-2007-6422 is a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server, classified under CWE-399. Published 2008-01-08.
- Is CVE-2007-6422 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.