CVE-2014-3583

medium

Published 2014-12-15 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

5.0

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

macOS Affected 6 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
10.9.5	Affected	—
10.10.4	Affected	—
10.10.3	Affected	—
10.10.2	Affected	—
10.10.1	Affected	—
10.10.0	Affected	—

Ubuntu Affected 4 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
14.10	Affected	—
14.04	Affected	—
12.04	Affected	—
10.04	Affected	—

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`2.4.10-8`
sid	Fixed	`2.4.10-8`
forky	Fixed	`2.4.10-8`
bullseye	Fixed	`2.4.10-8`
bookworm	Fixed	`2.4.10-8`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
apache	http_server	`2.4.10`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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