Apache HTTPD: Byterange filter DoS (CVE-2005-2728)
Description
The affected asset is vulnerable to this vulnerability ONLY if a server has a dynamic resource such as a CGI script or PHP script which generates a large amount of data, an attacker could send carefully crafted requests. Review your web server configuration for validation. A flaw in the byterange filter would cause some responses to be buffered into memory. If a server has a dynamic resource such as a CGI script or PHP script which generates a large amount of data, an attacker could send carefully crafted requests in order to consume resources, potentially leading to a Denial of Service.
Solution(s)
- apache-httpd-upgrade-2_0_55
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