Apache HTTP Server Denial of Service Vulnerability in mod_cache_socache

CVE-2018-1303 · MEDIUM Severity

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

A specially crafted HTTP request header could have crashed the Apache HTTP Server prior to version 2.4.30 due to an out of bound read while preparing data to be cached in shared memory. It could be used as a Denial of Service attack against users of mod_cache_socache. The vulnerability is considered as low risk since mod_cache_socache is not widely used, mod_cache_disk is not concerned by this vulnerability.

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