medium5.0
CVE-2013-6438
The dav_xml_get_cdata function in main/util.c in the mod_dav module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 does not properly remove whitespace characters from …
Impact
The dav_xml_get_cdata function in main/util.c in the mod_dav module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 does not properly remove whitespace characters from CDATA sections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted DAV WRITE request.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Http Server | from 2.2.0 before 2.2.27 from 2.4.1 before 2.4.9 |
| Oracle | Http Server | Versions 10.1.3.5.0, 11.1.1.7.0, 12.1.2.0, 12.1.3.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 10.04, 12.04, 12.10, 13.10 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0135.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10698
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141390017113542&w=2
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58230
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59315
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59345
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60536
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-12.xml
- http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/CHANGES
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/dav/main/util.c
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/dav/main/util.c?r1=1528718&r2=1556428&diff_format=h
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21669554
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676091
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676092
- http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66303
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2152-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html