#VU13907 Improper input validation in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2018-8011

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#VU13907 Improper input validation in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2018-8011

Published: July 18, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13907
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8011
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache HTTP Server
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper filtering of input data within "mod_md" apache module when processing requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected web server and trigger denial of service condition via coredumps.



Remediation

Update to version 2.4.34.

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