CVE-2012-3526 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The reverse proxy add forward module (mod_rpaf) 0.5 and 0.6 for the Apache HTTP Server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server or application crash) via multiple X-Forwarded-For headers in a request.

Published: 2012-09-05

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:thomas_eibner:mod_rpaf:0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:thomas_eibner:mod_rpaf:0.6:::::::*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-3481	The reverse proxy add forward module (mod_rpaf) 0.5 and 0.6 for the Apache HTTP Server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server or application crash) via multiple X-Forwarded-For headers in a request.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01928.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683984
http://secunia.com/advisories/50400
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2532
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/22/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/22/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55154
http://zecrazytux.net/troubleshooting/apache2-segfault-debugging-tutorial
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77987

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Apache Http Server

Thomas Eibner Mod Rpaf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-09-05T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.847Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-3526

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-09-05T23:55:01.803

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-3526

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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