CVE-2012-1181

Summary

CVECVE-2012-1181
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-03-19 21:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionfcgid_spawn_ctl.c in the mod_fcgid module 2.3.6 for the Apache HTTP Server does not recognize the FcgidMaxProcessesPerClass directive for a virtual host, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of HTTP requests that triggers a process count higher than the intended limit.

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-119 | 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 2.3.6 All All All
Application Apache Mod Fcgid 2.3.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE-request: apache's mod-fcgid does not respect configured FcgidMaxProcessesPerClass in VirtualHost af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
#615814 - libapache2-mod-fcgid: FcgidMaxProcessesPerClass ignored in VirtualHost - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2436-1 libapache2-mod-fcgid af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - Re: CVE-request: apache's mod-fcgid does not respect configured FcgidMaxProcessesPerClass in VirtualHost af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Bug 49902 – FcgidMaxProcessesPerClass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.apache.org Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Apache 'mod_fcgid' Module Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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