CVE-2008-5676

high

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the ModSecurity (aka mod_security) module 2.5.0 through 2.5.5 for the Apache HTTP Server, when SecCacheTransformations is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or bypass the product's functionality via unknown vectors related to "transformation caching."

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45770

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2795

http://secunia.com/advisories/32146

http://freshmeat.net/projects/modsecurity/?branch_id=34901&release_id=282329

http://blog.modsecurity.org/2008/08/transformation.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-12-19

Updated: 2026-04-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00317