The lua_websocket_read function in lua_request.c in the mod_lua module in the Apache HTTP Server through 2.4.12 allows remote attackers to…

Description

The lua_websocket_read function in lua_request.c in the mod_lua module in the Apache HTTP Server through 2.4.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child-process crash) by sending a crafted WebSocket Ping frame after a Lua script has called the wsupgrade function.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

16.9% · top 2.9% 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
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (28)

• openSUSE-SU-2015:0418 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0099.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-2523-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/CHANGES (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:1666 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 1032967 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• https://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/643f0fcf3b8ab09a68f0ecd2aa37aafeda3e63ef (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 91787 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• https://support.apple.com/HT205219 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 73041 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [4/4] - 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: r1048742 [4/4] - 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 [4/4] - 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 [4/4] - 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
• https://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/78eb3b9235515652ed141353d98c239237030410 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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 [9/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [4/4] - 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: r1888194 [9/13] - /httpd/site/trunk/content/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] 20210330 svn commit: r1073146 [3/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [10/13] - 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 [4/4] - 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

[![CVE-2015-0228](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2015-0228.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2015-0228)

Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 04:03 UTC.