ubuntu-cve-2014-3583
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2014-12-15 00:00
Modified
2025-07-16 04:50
Summary
Details

The handle_headers function in mod_proxy_fcgi.c in the mod_proxy_fcgi module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.10 allows remote FastCGI servers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and daemon crash) via long response headers.

Severity
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2-bin",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2-data",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2-doc",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2-mpm-event",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2-mpm-itk",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2-mpm-prefork",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2-mpm-worker",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2-suexec",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2-suexec-custom",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2-suexec-pristine",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2-utils",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apache2.2-bin",
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libapache2-mod-macro",
            "binary_version": "1:2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libapache2-mod-proxy-html",
            "binary_version": "1:2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "apache2",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/apache2@2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.4.6-2ubuntu2",
        "2.4.6-2ubuntu3",
        "2.4.6-2ubuntu4",
        "2.4.7-1ubuntu1",
        "2.4.7-1ubuntu2",
        "2.4.7-1ubuntu3",
        "2.4.7-1ubuntu4"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The handle_headers function in mod_proxy_fcgi.c in the mod_proxy_fcgi module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.10 allows remote FastCGI servers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and daemon crash) via long response headers.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3583",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:50:31Z",
  "published": "2014-12-15T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3583"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2523-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3583"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-2523-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2014-3583"
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:43:02Z"
}



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