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httpd: mod_cgid denial of service

Published Jul 20, 2014

Description

The mod_cgid module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10 does not have a timeout mechanism, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via a request to a CGI script that does not read from its stdin file descriptor.

Affected products

Remediation

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Weaknesses (1)

References (50)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jul 20, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 3, 2013
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Jul 17, 2014