Resource Exhaustion Affecting apache2 package, versions <2.4.34-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.47% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE313-APACHE2-1066609
  • published18 Jun 2018
  • disclosed18 Jun 2018

Introduced: 18 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-1333  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.13 apache2 to version 2.4.34-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apache2 package and not the apache2 package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.13 relevant fixed versions and status.

By specially crafting HTTP/2 requests, workers would be allocated 60 seconds longer than necessary, leading to worker exhaustion and a denial of service. Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.34 (Affected 2.4.18-2.4.30,2.4.33).

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