CVE-2008-5676 — Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the ModSecurity (aka mod_security) module 2.5.0 through 2.5.5 for the Apache HTTP Server, when SecCacheTransformations is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or bypass the product's functionality via unknown vectors related to "transformation caching."

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Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the ModSecurity (aka mod_security) module 2.5.0 through 2.5.5 for the Apache HTTP Server, when SecCacheTransformations is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or bypass the product's functionality via unknown vectors related to "transformation caching."

Published Dec 18, 2008

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.47%

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the ModSecurity (aka mod_security) module 2.5.0 through 2.5.5 for the Apache HTTP Server, when SecCacheTransformations is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or bypass the product's functionality via unknown vectors related to "transformation caching."

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.47% 0.01472

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01472

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 (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	1.47% (0.01472)	72.88th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.47% (0.01472)	70.31th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.32% (0.00317)	52.55th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.28% (0.01282)	86.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 3, 2024	1.28% (0.01282)	85.65th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.28% (0.01282)	83.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 17, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	64.21th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	40.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (5)

http://blog.modsecurity.org/2008/08/transformation.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://freshmeat.net/projects/modsecurity/?branch_id=34901&release_id=282329
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/32146
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2795
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45770
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://blog.modsecurity.org/2008/08/transformation.html		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://freshmeat.net/projects/modsecurity/?branch_id=34901&release_id=282329		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/32146		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2795		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45770		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 18, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Dec 18, 2008

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

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Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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