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CVE-2018-1303 — A specially crafted HTTP request header could have crashed the Apache HTTP Serve

A specially crafted HTTP request header could have crashed the Apache HTTP Server prior to version 2.4.30 due to an out of bound read while preparing data to be cached in shared memory. It could be used as a Denial of Service attack against users of mod_cache_socache. The vulnera

CVSS
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EPSS
40.14% (top 2.70%)
CWE
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Published
2018-03-26T15:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-17T02:10:32.813Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

A specially crafted HTTP request header could have crashed the Apache HTTP Server prior to version 2.4.30 due to an out of bound read while preparing data to be cached in shared memory. It could be used as a Denial of Service attack against users of mod_cache_socache. The vulnerability is considered as low risk since mod_cache_socache is not widely used, mod_cache_disk is not concerned by this…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software FoundationApache HTTP Server2.4.5 to 2.4.29

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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