CVE-2018-1303

MEDIUM

Description

A specially crafted HTTP request header could have crashed the Apache HTTP Server prior to version 2.4.30 due to an out of bound read while preparing data to be cached in shared memory. It could be used as a Denial of Service attack against users of mod_cache_socache. The vulnerability is considered as low risk since mod_cache_socache is not widely used, mod_cache_disk is not concerned by this vulnerability.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/24/3

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103522

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040572

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0367

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

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180601-0004/

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03909en_us

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3627-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3627-2/

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4164

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2018-03-26

Updated: 2019-03-26

Type: CWE-125

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 5

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

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 10

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3.0

Base Score: 7.5

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

Impact Score: 3.6

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: HIGH