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CVE-2013-6438

The dav_xml_get_cdata function in main/util.c in the mod_dav module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 does not prop

The dav_xml_get_cdata function in main/util.c in the mod_dav module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 does not properly remove whitespace characters from CDATA sections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted DAV WRITE request.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.39561

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EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Affected Products & Versions

4

apache http server>= 2.2.0 and < 2.2.27
apache http server>= 2.4.1 and < 2.4.9
oracle http serverall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions

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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 NVD18 Mar 2014 · 05:18 AM

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Vendor Advisories

9

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10268-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0689-1
usnUSN-2152-1
rhsaRHSA-2014:0784Low
rhsaRHSA-2014:0783Low
Show all 9 vendor advisoriesrhsaRHSA-2014:0369Low
rhsaRHSA-2014:0825Low
rhsaRHSA-2014:0370Low
rhsaRHSA-2014:0826Low

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References & Sources

48

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

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0135.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.htmlBroken Link

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10698Third Party Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.htmlBroken LinkMailing List

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141390017113542&w=2Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/58230Not Applicable

http://secunia.com/advisories/59315Not Applicable

http://secunia.com/advisories/59345Not Applicable

http://secunia.com/advisories/60536Not Applicable

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-12.xmlThird Party Advisory

http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/CHANGESVendor Advisory

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/dav/main/util.cVendor Advisory

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/dav/main/util.c?r1=1528718&r2=1556428&diff_format=hPatchVendor Advisory

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21669554Third Party Advisory

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676091Third Party Advisory

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676092Third Party Advisory

http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.9Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66303Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2152-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory

https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_input_validation_vulnerabilities_in1Third Party Advisory

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlVendor Advisory

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84a3714f0878781f6ed84473d1a503d2cc382277e100450209231830%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r83109088737656fa6307bd99ab40f8ff0269ae58d3f7272d7048494a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9821b0a32a1d0a1b4947abb6f3630053fcbb2ec905d9a32c2bd4d4ee%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra7f6aeb28661fbf826969526585f16856abc4615877875f9d3b35ef4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc998b18880df98bafaade071346690c2bc1444adaa1a1ea464b93f0a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcc44594d4d6579b90deccd4536b5d31f099ef563df39b094be286b9e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd18c3c43602e66f9cdcf09f1de233804975b9572b0456cc582390b6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3d27b6250aa8548b8845d314bb8a350b3df326cacbbfdfe4d455234%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6438Third Party Advisory

https://support.apple.com/HT204659Third Party Advisory

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535Third Party Advisory

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