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ID CVE-2007-6422
Summary The balancer_handler function in mod_proxy_balancer in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.0 through 2.2.6, when a threaded Multi-Processing Module is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (child process crash) via an invalid bb variable.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 4.0 (as of 06-06-2021 - 11:15)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-399
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW SINGLE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
oval via4
  • accepted 2013-04-29T04:02:52.907-04:00
    class vulnerability
    contributors
    • name Aharon Chernin
      organization SCAP.com, LLC
    • name Dragos Prisaca
      organization G2, Inc.
    definition_extensions
    • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
      oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11414
    • comment The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
      oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15802
    • comment Oracle Linux 5.x
      oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15459
    description The balancer_handler function in mod_proxy_balancer in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.0 through 2.2.6, when a threaded Multi-Processing Module is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (child process crash) via an invalid bb variable.
    family unix
    id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10181
    status accepted
    submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
    title The balancer_handler function in mod_proxy_balancer in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.0 through 2.2.6, when a threaded Multi-Processing Module is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (child process crash) via an invalid bb variable.
    version 18
  • accepted 2014-07-14T04:01:31.203-04:00
    class vulnerability
    contributors
    • name J. Daniel Brown
      organization DTCC
    • name Mike Lah
      organization The MITRE Corporation
    • name Shane Shaffer
      organization G2, Inc.
    • name Maria Mikhno
      organization ALTX-SOFT
    definition_extensions
    comment Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x is installed on the system
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8550
    description The balancer_handler function in mod_proxy_balancer in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.0 through 2.2.6, when a threaded Multi-Processing Module is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (child process crash) via an invalid bb variable.
    family windows
    id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8690
    status accepted
    submitted 2010-03-08T17:30:00.000-05:00
    title Apache 'mod_proxy_balancer' Invalid bb Variable Denial of Service Vulnerability
    version 11
redhat via4
advisories
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2008:0008
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2008:0009
rpms
  • httpd-0:2.2.3-11.el5_1.3
  • httpd-debuginfo-0:2.2.3-11.el5_1.3
  • httpd-devel-0:2.2.3-11.el5_1.3
  • httpd-manual-0:2.2.3-11.el5_1.3
  • mod_ssl-1:2.2.3-11.el5_1.3
  • httpd-0:2.2.4-9.el5s2
  • httpd-debuginfo-0:2.2.4-9.el5s2
  • httpd-devel-0:2.2.4-9.el5s2
  • httpd-manual-0:2.2.4-9.el5s2
  • mod_ssl-1:2.2.4-9.el5s2
refmap via4
bid 27236
bugtraq 20080110 SecurityReason - Apache2 CSRF, XSS, Memory Corruption and Denial of Service Vulnerability
confirm http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html
fedora
  • FEDORA-2008-1695
  • FEDORA-2008-1711
gentoo GLSA-200803-19
mandriva MDVSA-2008:016
mlist
  • [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [3/4] - 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
  • [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [3/4] - 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
  • [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [3/4] - 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
  • [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [3/4] - 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
secunia
  • 28526
  • 28749
  • 28977
  • 29348
  • 29640
sreason 3523
suse SUSE-SA:2008:021
ubuntu USN-575-1
vupen ADV-2008-0048
xf apache-modproxybalancer-dos(39476)
statements via4
contributor Mark J Cox
lastmodified 2008-07-02
organization Apache
statement Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.8. http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html
Last major update 06-06-2021 - 11:15
Published 08-01-2008 - 18:46
Last modified 06-06-2021 - 11:15
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