Vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server
CVE-2013-5704
The mod_headers module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.22 allows remote attackers to bypass "RequestHeader unset" directives by placing a header in the trailer portion of data sent with chunked transfer coding. NOTE: the vendor states "this is not a security issue in httpd as such."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.526 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.563 · newest: 0.526 · change: -0.036
Affected products
- Apache HTTP Server — versions 2.2.0, 2.2.2, 2.2.3
- Apple Mac OS X
- Apple Mac OS X Server
- Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center — versions 12.1.4, 12.2.0, 12.2.1
- Oracle HTTP Server — versions 10.1.3.5.0, 11.1.1.7.0, 12.1.2.0
- Oracle Linux — versions 6
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.04, 12.04, 14.04
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 5.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html (Third Party Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT204659 (Third Party Advisory)
- svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/CHANGES (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-03 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1249.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0061.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0325.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-5704?
- CVE-2013-5704 is a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server. Published 2014-04-15.
- Is CVE-2013-5704 known to be exploited?
- 19 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.