Improper input validation in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2016-8612
Published: March 12, 2018 / Updated: March 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10953
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8612
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an adjacent unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the mod_cluster module due to improper input validation by the protocol parsing logic in the mod_cluster module. An adjacent attacker can send a specially crafted request, trigger a segmentation fault in the serving httpdprocess and cause the service to crash.
Affected software
Apache HTTP Server
How to mitigate CVE-2016-8612
Update to version 2.4.23.