MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Nov 4, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 55.11%
Description
Apache webserver 2.0.52 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP GET request with a MIME header containing multiple lines with a large number of space characters.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.0.52
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
httpd-0:2.0.46-44.ent
Fixed · RHSA-2004:562
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | httpd-0:2.0.46-44.ent | Fixed | RHSA-2004:562 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
55.11% 0.55105
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.55105
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 55.11% (0.55105) | 99.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 55.11% (0.55105) | 98.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 17, 2026 | 79.22% (0.79222) | 99.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 13, 2026 | 76.94% (0.76936) | 98.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 79.22% (0.79222) | 99.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 63.55% (0.63547) | 98.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 76.94% (0.76936) | 98.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 79.22% (0.79222) | 99.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 63.55% (0.63547) | 98.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 79.22% (0.79222) | 99.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 63.55% (0.63547) | 98.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 67.41% (0.67410) | 98.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 81.38% (0.81382) | 99.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 83.21% (0.83214) | 99.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 81.38% (0.81382) | 99.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.49% (0.96490) | 99.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2024 | 96.56% (0.96561) | 99.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 96.51% (0.96511) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.95% (0.96950) | 99.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 33.04% (0.33043) | 97.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 33.04% (0.33043) | 96.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (30)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-November/028248.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110384374213596&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19072 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102198-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:135 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-562.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0061/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0789 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX01123 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0942 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617326 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17930 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r734a07156abf332d5ab27fb91d9d962cacfef4f3681e44056f064fa8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd65d8ba68ba17e7deedafbf5bb4899f2ae4dad781d21b931c2941ac3%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re895fc1736d25c8cf57e102c871613b8aeec9ea26fd8a44e7942b5ab%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0942
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10962 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0942
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 4, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 12, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0942
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a