55782 : Apache HTTP Server mod_deflate Module Aborted Connection DoS
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Timeline

Vendor Informed Date	Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2009-06-26	2009-07-10	2009-07-10

Time to Patch
14 days

Keywords

PK91361, PK93225, PK96858, PM00675 PK91361, PK93225, PK96858, PM00765, APARs SE44953, SE45028, SE45571, SE45580 c02579879, HPSBUX02612, SSRT100345

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-1891" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : The mod_deflate module in Apache httpd 2.2.11 and earlier compresses large files until completion even after the associated network connection is closed, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption).

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-07-10 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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