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CVE-2005-2970 Memory leak in the worker MPM (worker.c) for Apache 2, in certain circumstances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via aborted connections, which prevents the m...

MediumCVSS 5.0 EPSS 14.2%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

Memory leak in the worker MPM (worker.c) for Apache 2, in certain circumstances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via aborted connections, which prevents the memory for the transaction pool from being reused for other connections.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Apache HTTP Server >= 2.0.36, < 2.0.55 2.0.55
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 4.10 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 5.04 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 5.10 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux desktop = 3.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux desktop = 4.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux server = 3.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux server = 4.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux workstation = 3.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux workstation = 4.0 No fix listed
fedoraproject fedora core = 4 No fix listed
debian/apache2(Debian:12) < 2.0.55-1 2.0.55-1
debian/apache2(Debian:13) < 2.0.55-1 2.0.55-1
debian/apache2(Debian:14) < 2.0.55-1 2.0.55-1

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