CVE-2012-0053

Description

protocol.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x through 2.2.21 does not properly restrict header information during construction of Bad Request (aka 400) error documents, which allows remote attackers to obtain the values of HTTPOnly cookies via vectors involving a (1) long or (2) malformed header in conjunction with crafted web script.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 76.48% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041	vendor advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:012	vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51706	third party advisory vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136441204617335&w=2	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory issue tracking
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0543.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133294460209056&w=2	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory issue tracking
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0128.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0542.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html	vendor advisory broken link mailing list
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501	third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=785069	third party advisory issue tracking
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133951357207000&w=2	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory issue tracking
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133494237717847&w=2	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory issue tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00026.html	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150	vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48551	third party advisory not applicable
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1235454	patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2405	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/JSA10585	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00002.html	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9b4b963760a3cb5a4a70c902f325c6c0337fe51d5b8570416f8f8729%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r05b5357d1f6bd106f41541ee7d87aafe3f5ea4dc3e9bde5ce09baff8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1d201e3da31a2c8aa870c8314623caef7debd74a13d0f25205e26f15%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rad01d817195e6cc871cb1d73b207ca326379a20a6e7f30febaf56d24%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r476d175be0aaf4a17680ef98c5153b4d336eaef76fb2224cc94c463a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb9c9f42dafa25d2f669dac2a536a03f2575bc5ec1be6f480618aee10%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0053?: CVE-2012-0053 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0053?: To fix CVE-2012-0053, 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-2012-0053 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-0053 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~76% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.