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Improper Input Validation

CVE-2013-6438

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

The "dav_xml_get_cdata" function in "main/util.c" in the "mod_dav" module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x prior to 2.2.27, and 2.4.x prior to 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.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published