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CVE-2012-0256

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 3.4%EU EUVD

Apache Traffic Server 2.0.x and 3.0.x before 3.0.4 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3 does not properly allocate heap memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long HTTP Host header.

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-119
EPSS score
3.4% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-0292)
Published
March 26, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0292 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server
  • apache / traffic server

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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