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IDCVSSSummaryLast (major) updatePublished
CVE-2007-0086 7.8
The Apache HTTP Server, when accessed through a TCP connection with a large window size, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network bandwidth consumption) via a Range header that specifies multiple copies of the same fragment. NOT
11-04-2024 - 00:41 05-01-2007 - 18:28
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