VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-0231
The mod_cgid module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10 does not have a timeout mechanism, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via a request to a CGI script that does not read from its stdin file descriptor.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 43.8%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 43.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The mod_cgid module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10 does not have a timeout mechanism, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via a request to a CGI script that does not read from its stdin file descriptor.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 43.81% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- apache/http server
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0304.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0305.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.htmlMailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144493176821532&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130769/RSA-Digital-Certificate-Solution-XSS-Denial-Of-Service.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1019.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1021.htmlBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60536Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/CHANGESThird Party Advisory
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/generators/mod_cgid.cThird Party Advisory
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/generators/mod_cgid.c?r1=1482522&r2=1535125&diff_format=hThird Party Advisory
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/generators/mod_cgid.c?r1=1565711&r2=1610509&diff_format=hThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2989Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:142Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68742Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1120596Issue Tracking
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04832246Not Applicable, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84a3714f0878781f6ed84473d1a503d2cc382277e100450209231830%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r476d175be0aaf4a17680ef98c5153b4d336eaef76fb2224cc94c463a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.