The mod_proxy_ajp module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.12 through 2.2.21 places a worker node into an error state upon detection of a long request-processing time, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker consumption) via an expensive request.
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00009.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00012.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871685 cve-icon cve-icon
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9821b0a32a1d0a1b4947abb6f3630053fcbb2ec905d9a32c2bd4d4ee%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4557 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18938 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19284 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4557 cve-icon
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-11-30T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:42:54.760Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-4557

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-11-30T19:55:01.050

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:43:07.847

Link: CVE-2012-4557

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-01-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-4557 - Bugzilla