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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-0942

Apache webserver 2.0.52 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP GET request with a MIME header containing multiple lines with a large number of space characters.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 55.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 55.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Apache webserver 2.0.52 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP GET request with a MIME header containing multiple lines with a large number of space characters.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
55.11% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
apache/http server
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.