Resource Exhaustion Affecting httpd-manual package, versions <0:2.4.6-18.el7_0


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
63.76% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-HTTPDMANUAL-1415778
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed17 Jul 2014

Introduced: 17 Jul 2014

CVE-2014-0118  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 httpd-manual to version 0:2.4.6-18.el7_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:0921.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd-manual package and not the httpd-manual package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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