Detections
Analytics
Apache < 2.2.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5111
Synopsis
The remote web server may be affected by several issues.Description
According to its banner, the version of Apache 2.2 installed on the remote host is older than 2.2.12. Such versions may be affected by several issues :- A denial-of-service vulnerability in the 'mod_proxy' module could be exploited to cause the process to consume large amounts of CPU resources. (CVE-2009-1890)
- The 'mod_deflate' module is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability when large file downloads are terminated before completing. (CVE-2009-1891)
NNM cannot determine whether the affected modules are in use.
Solution
Either ensure that the affected modules are not in use or upgrade to Apache version 2.2.12 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 5111
Family: Web Servers
Published: 8/3/2009
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 40467
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0
Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0023, CVE-2009-1191, CVE-2009-1195, CVE-2009-1890, CVE-2009-1891, CVE-2009-1955, CVE-2009-1956