CVE-2007-3847

Summary

CVECVE-2007-3847
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-08-23 22:17:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe date handling code in modules/proxy/proxy_util.c (mod_proxy) in Apache 2.3.0, when using a threaded MPM, allows remote origin servers to cause a denial of service (caching forward proxy process crash) via crafted date headers that trigger a buffer over-read.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-125 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Http Server All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

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Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Apache2008-07-02Mark J CoxFixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.6 and 2.0.61: http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_20.html

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