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CVE-2014-0231

The mod_cgid module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10 does not have a timeout mechanism, which allows remote attac

The mod_cgid module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10 does not have a timeout mechanism, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via a request to a CGI script that does not read from its stdin file descriptor.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.44151
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

Affected Products & Versions

2
apache http server>= 2.2.0 and < 2.2.29
apache http server>= 2.4.0 and < 2.4.10

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 NVD20 Jul 2014 · 11:12 AM

Vendor Advisories

12
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10268-1
rhsaRHSA-2014:1088Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2014:1021Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2014:1087Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2014:1020Moderate
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References & Sources

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