Vulnerability identifier: #VU13908

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1333

CWE-ID:

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability:

Vulnerable software:
Apache HTTP Server
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtering of incoming data within "mod_http2" apache module. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected web server and trigger daemon crash.

Mitigation
Update to version 2.4.34.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache HTTP Server: 2.4.0 - 2.4.33

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Fixed software versions

CPE

• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_http_server:2.4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?