CVE-2013-5704

Summary

CVECVE-2013-5704
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-04-15 10:55:11 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe mod_headers module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.22 allows remote attackers to bypass "RequestHeader unset" directives by placing a header in the trailer portion of data sent with chunked transfer coding. NOTE: the vendor states "this is not a security issue in httpd as such."

Risk And Classification

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

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.0 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.10 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.11 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.12 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.13 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.14 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.15 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.16 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.17 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.18 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.19 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.2 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.20 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.21 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.22 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.23 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.24 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.25 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.26 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.27 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.3 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.4 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.5 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.6 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.8 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.2.9 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.4.1 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.4.10 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.4.2 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.4.3 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.4.4 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.4.6 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.4.7 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 2.4.9 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Server 2.0.0 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Server 3.0.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities - The Apache HTTP Server Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 httpd.apache.org Vendor Advisory
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HTTP Chunking peculiarities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 martin.swende.se Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
[Apache-SVN] Log of /httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
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USN-2523-1: Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
'CVE-2013-5704, mod_headers and chunked trailer fields' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/CHANGES af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
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