Apache 2.4.x < 2.4.34 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98915

Synopsis

Apache 2.4.x < 2.4.34 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Description

According to its banner, the version of Apache running on the remote host is 2.4.x prior to 2.4.34. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities:

- By specially crafting HTTP/2 requests, workers would be allocated 60 seconds longer than necessary, leading to worker exhaustion and a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1333)

- By specially crafting HTTP requests, the mod_md challenge handler would dereference a NULL pointer and cause the child process to segfault. This could be used to DoS the server. (CVE-2018-8011)

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache version 2.4.34 or later.

See Also

https://archive.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.34

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#2.4.34

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 98915

Type: remote

Published: 1/31/2019

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1333

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1333

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1333, CVE-2018-8011