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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-770
- EPSS score
- 12.7% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2360)
- Published
- June 13, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2360 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / http server
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- fedoraproject / fedora
- fedoraproject / fedora
- redhat / enterprise linux desktop
- redhat / enterprise linux desktop
- redhat / enterprise linux desktop
- redhat / enterprise linux eus
- redhat / enterprise linux eus
- redhat / enterprise linux server
- redhat / enterprise linux server
- redhat / enterprise linux server
- redhat / enterprise linux workstation
- redhat / enterprise linux workstation
- redhat / enterprise linux workstation
Certified products that may be affected
2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, Version 4 Update 4 - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0035-2006 - archived
References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01539432(Broken Link)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html(Broken Link, Mailing List)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2(Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2(Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0967.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30621(Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31026(Not Applicable)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31404(Not Applicable)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31416(Not Applicable)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31651(Not Applicable)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31904(Not Applicable)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222(Not Applicable)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32685(Not Applicable)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32838(Not Applicable)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33156(Not Applicable)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33797(Not Applicable)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34219(Not Applicable)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34259(Not Applicable)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418(Not Applicable)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-06.xml(Third Party Advisory)
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247666-1(Broken Link)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216(Broken Link)
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c?r1=666154&r2=666153&pathrev=666154(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0328(Broken Link)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27008517(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK67579(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:195(Broken Link)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:237(Broken Link)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujuly2013-1899826.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0966.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494858/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498567/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29653(Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020267(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-731-1(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1798(Permissions Required)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780(Permissions Required)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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