CVE-2007-6422

Description

The balancer_handler function in mod_proxy_balancer in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.0 through 2.2.6, when a threaded Multi-Processing Module is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (child process crash) via an invalid bb variable.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.53% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-19.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28749 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3523 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00562.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28526 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10181 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27236 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0008.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00541.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0009.html vendor advisory
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0048 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29348 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486169/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8690 vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39476 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-575-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29640 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28977 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:016 vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6422?
CVE-2007-6422 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6422?
To fix CVE-2007-6422, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-6422 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6422 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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