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CVE-2007-1863

cache_util.c in the mod_cache module in Apache HTTP Server (httpd), when caching is enabled and a threaded Multi-Process

cache_util.c in the mod_cache module in Apache HTTP Server (httpd), when caching is enabled and a threaded Multi-Processing Module (MPM) is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child processing handler crash) via a request with the (1) s-maxage, (2) max-age, (3) min-fresh, or (4) max-stale Cache-Control headers without a value.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.27987
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

Affected Products & Versions

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apache http server>= 2.0.37 and < 2.0.61
apache http server>= 2.2.0 and < 2.2.6

Scoring & Timeline

5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD27 Jun 2007 · 05:30 PM

Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10623-1
rhsaRHSA-2010:0602Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2007:0557Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2007:0533Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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