CVE-2008-2364

The ap_proxy_http_process_response function in mod_proxy_http.c in the mod_proxy module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.63 and 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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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
apache2	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 2.2.9-1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.4
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 2.2.4-3ubuntu0.2
	7.04 feisty	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 2.0.55-4ubuntu2.4

Notes

kees

only a problem when the server being proxied is untrusted

jdstrand

PoC: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/test/framework/trunk/t/security/CVE-2008-2364.t?revision=666283&view=markup

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
apache2	Upstream: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c?r1=666154&r2=666153&pathrev=666154 Upstream: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c?r1=666154&r2=666180 Other: http://archive.apache.org/dist/httpd/patches/apply_to_2.0.63/CVE-2008-2364-patch-2.0.txt Debdiff: http://launchpad.net/bugs/239894

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kees

jdstrand

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