CVE-2009-2299

Description

The Artofdefence Hyperguard Web Application Firewall (WAF) module before 2.5.5-11635, 3.0 before 3.0.3-11636, and 3.1 before 3.1.1-11637, a module for the Apache HTTP Server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an HTTP request with a large Content-Length value but no POST data.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.88% Top 30%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.h4ck1nb3rg.at/wafs/advisory_artofdefence_hyperguard_200907.txt	broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504680/100/0/threaded	mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35645	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2299?: CVE-2009-2299 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2299?: To fix CVE-2009-2299, 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-2009-2299 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-2299 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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