Vulnerability in Apache Http Server
CVE-2013-6438
The dav_xml_get_cdata function in main/util.c in the mod_dav module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 does not properly remove whitespace characters from CDATA sections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted DAV WRITE request.
EPSS: 0.268 (97.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apache Http_server
- Oracle Http_server — versions 10.1.3.5.0, 11.1.1.7.0, 12.1.2.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.04, 12.04, 12.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- 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 (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-6438?
- CVE-2013-6438 is a vulnerability in Apache Http Server. Published 2014-03-18.
- Is CVE-2013-6438 known to be exploited?
- 29 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.