Apache HTTPD: SSL connection infinite loop (CVE-2004-0748)
Description
The affected asset is vulnerable to this vulnerability ONLY if it is running one of the following modules: mod_ssl. Review your web server configuration for validation. An issue was discovered in the mod_ssl module in Apache 2.0. A remote attacker who forces an SSL connection to be aborted in a particular state may cause an Apache child process to enter an infinite loop, consuming CPU resources.
Solution(s)
- apache-httpd-upgrade-2_0_51
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