CVE-2012-3526 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The reverse proxy add forward module (mod_rpaf) 0.5 and 0.6 for the Apache HTTP Server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server or application crash) via multiple X-Forwarded-For headers in a request.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apache	Http Server
Thomas Eibner	Mod Rpaf

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:thomas_eibner:mod_rpaf:0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:thomas_eibner:mod_rpaf:0.6:::::::*

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

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References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683984
http://secunia.com/advisories/50400
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2532
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/22/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/22/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55154
http://zecrazytux.net/troubleshooting/apache2-segfault-debugging-tutorial
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77987

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-09-05T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.847Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-3526

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-09-05T23:55:01.803

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-3526

Redhat

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