Apache webserver 2.0.52 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP GET request with a…

Description

Apache webserver 2.0.52 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP GET request with a MIME header containing multiple lines with a large number of space characters.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

58.7% · top 0.9% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (26)

• RHSA-2004:562 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20041101 DoS in Apache 2.0.52 ? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
• MDKSA-2004:135 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
• apache-http-get-dos(17930) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 19072 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• HPSBUX01123 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2005-08-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 2004-0061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• SSRT4876 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2005-08-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10962 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 102198 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• ADV-2006-0789 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [3/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1888194 [3/13] - /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073143 [2/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [4/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075470 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-13938.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 00:31 UTC.