CVE-2013-6438

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-6438
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-03-18 05:18:18 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe dav_xml_get_cdata function in main/util.c in the mod_dav module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 does not properly remove whitespace characters from CDATA sections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted DAV WRITE request.

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: NVD-CWE-noinfo | 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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[Apache-SVN] Diff of /httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/dav/main/util.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 and Security Update 2015-004 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
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Security Advisory SA58230 - Oracle Solaris Apache HTTP Server Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-2 OS X 10.10.3 and Security Update 2015-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Broken Link, Mailing List
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-2152-1: Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
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IBM Security Bulletin: Potential Security Vulnerabilities fixed in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0.0.9 - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
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Juniper Networks - 2015-10 Security Bulletin: Junos Space: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Junos Space - Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net Third Party Advisory
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404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Multiple Input Validation vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server (Third Party Vulnerability Resolution Blog) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
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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Apache HTTP Server Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0135 - Updated apache packages fix security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 advisories.mageia.org Third Party Advisory
svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/CHANGES af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Apache HTTP Server: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Full Disclosure: NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
IBM Security Bulletin: Potential Security Vulnerabilities fixed in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.2 - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
CVE-2013-6438 | Puppet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 puppet.com Third Party Advisory
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'[security bulletin] HPSBUX03102 SSRT101681 rev.1 - HP-UX Apache Server Suite running Apache Tomcat o' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA59345 - Red Hat update for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
VMSA-2014-0012 | United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
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