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.
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: 0.127 (96.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.127 · newest: 0.127 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache HTTP Server
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 7.10, 8.04
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 8, 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 4.7, 5.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/34259 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/34219 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11713 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/31026 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secunia.com/advisories/31651 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/32838 (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.