Resource management error in apache2 (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-0231
CWE-ID CWE-399
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 apache2 (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32517

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0231

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

apache2 (Alpine package): 2.4.4-r0 - 2.4.9-r1

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4de2cfda9305bfb7c6d4ba3585d8197690d1f63e
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ae6e654f890c70e348839f5d8f8ce8fe4b527861
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ca0e870c60ad78ba2a6ce5eb3b5cc9b4e8ed4844


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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