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CVE-2013-6438 The dav_xml_get_cdata function in main/util.c in the mod_dav module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 does not properly remove whitespace characters from CDATA sections, which allows remote attac...

MediumCVSS 5.0 EPSS 27.5%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

The dav_xml_get_cdata function in main/util.c in the mod_dav module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 does not properly remove whitespace characters from CDATA sections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted DAV WRITE request.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian/apache2(Debian:12) < 2.4.9-1 2.4.9-1
debian/apache2(Debian:13) < 2.4.9-1 2.4.9-1
debian/apache2(Debian:14) < 2.4.9-1 2.4.9-1
Apache HTTP Server >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.27 2.2.27
Apache HTTP Server >= 2.4.1, < 2.4.9 2.4.9
oracle http server = 10.1.3.5.0 No fix listed
oracle http server = 11.1.1.7.0 No fix listed
oracle http server = 12.1.2.0 No fix listed
oracle http server = 12.1.3.0 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 10.04 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 12.04 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 12.10 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 13.10 No fix listed

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