Resource exhaustion in Apache HTTP Server
CVE-2008-2364
The ap_proxy_http_process_response function in mod_proxy_http.c in the mod_proxy module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.63 and 2.2.8 does not limit the number of forwarded interim responses, which allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of interim responses.
EPSS: 0.127 (95.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apache Http_server
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 7.10, 8.04
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 8, 9
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 4.7, 5.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2364?
- CVE-2008-2364 is a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. Published 2008-06-13.
- Is CVE-2008-2364 known to be exploited?
- 21 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.