SB2014072223 - Resource management error in apache2 (Alpine package)
Published: July 22, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014072223
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0118)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The deflate_in_filter function in mod_deflate.c in the mod_deflate module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10, when request body decompression is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via crafted request data that decompresses to a much larger size.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.