Vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server
CVE-2014-0226
Race condition in the mod_status module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow), or possibly obtain sensitive credential information or execute arbitrary code, via a crafted request that triggers improper scoreboard handling within the status_handler function in modules/generators/mod_status.c and the lua_ap_scoreboard_worker function in modules/lua/lua_request.c.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.857 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.857 · newest: 0.857 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache HTTP Server
- Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center — versions 11.1.3, 12.1.4
- Oracle HTTP Server — versions 10.1.3.5.0, 11.1.1.7.0, 12.1.2.0
- Oracle Secure Global Desktop — versions 4.63, 4.71, 5.0
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform — versions 6.0.0, 6.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0305.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2989 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/68678 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- support.apple.com/HT204659 (Third Party Advisory)
- httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/CHANGES (Vendor Advisory)
- svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/generators/mod_status.c (Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-12.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-0226?
- CVE-2014-0226 is a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). Published 2014-07-20.
- Is CVE-2014-0226 known to be exploited?
- 27 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.