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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVE-2008-2364

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

The 'ap_proxy_http_process_response' function in "mod_proxy_http.c" in the mod_proxy module in the Apache HTTP Server versions 2.0.35 through 2.0.63 and 2.2.0 through 2.2.8 does not limit the number of forwarded interim responses, which allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of interim responses.

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  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
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  • LOW

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published