CVE-2015-0228

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-0228
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-03-08 02:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe lua_websocket_read function in lua_request.c in the mod_lua module in the Apache HTTP Server through 2.4.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child-process crash) by sending a crafted WebSocket Ping frame after a Lua script has called the wsupgrade function.

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-20 | 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
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.10.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 5.0.3 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.10 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

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Apache Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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About the security content of OS X Server v5.0.3 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
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Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2015-0099 - Updated apache packages fix CVE-2015-0228 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 advisories.mageia.org
APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-4 OS X Server 5.0.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/CHANGES af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Vendor Advisory
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Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
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*) SECURITY: CVE-2015-0228 (cve.mitre.org) · apache/httpd@643f0fc · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
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*) SECURITY: CVE-2015-0228 (cve.mitre.org) · apache/httpd@78eb3b9 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
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USN-2523-1: Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
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Oracle July 2016 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Apache HTTP Server 'mod_lua' Module Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:0418-1: moderate: Security update for apache2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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