Description

The dav_xml_get_cdata function in main/util.c in the mod_dav module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 does not properly remove whitespace characters from CDATA sections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted DAV WRITE request.

References

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/dav/main/util.c?r1=1528718&r2=1556428&diff_format=h

http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.9

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/dav/main/util.c

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2152-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66303

http://secunia.com/advisories/59345

http://secunia.com/advisories/59315

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html

https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_input_validation_vulnerabilities_in1

http://secunia.com/advisories/58230

http://secunia.com/advisories/60536

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141390017113542&w=2

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0135.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html

https://support.apple.com/HT204659

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676091

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21669554

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676092

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10698

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/CHANGES

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-12.xml

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6438

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2