FKIE_CVE-2007-6423

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-01-12 00:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:48
Severity
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in mod_proxy_balancer for Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x before 2.2.7-dev, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to trigger memory corruption via a long URL. NOTE: the vendor could not reproduce this issue
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3523
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486169/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27236
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3523
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486169/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27236
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_nt *
apache http_server -
apache http_server 2.2.2
apache http_server 2.2.3
apache http_server 2.2.4
apache http_server 2.2.6
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