CVE-2014-3523 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Apache Http Server

CWE-3997 documents7 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
35.2%
top 2.95%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apache Http Server
Timeline
PublishedJul 20
Latest updateMay 13

Description

Memory leak in the winnt_accept function in server/mpm/winnt/child.c in the WinNT MPM in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.x before 2.4.10 on Windows, when the default AcceptFilter is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted requests.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDapache/http_server8 versions+7

Patches

Patch: httpd.apache.org ↗Patch: httpd.apache.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-jvhm-2h34-2h38: Memory leak in the winnt_accept function in server/mpm/winnt/child↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2014-3523: Memory leak in the winnt_accept function in server/mpm/winnt/child↗2014-07-20
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Red Hat
httpd: WinNT MPM denial of service↗2014-07-15
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Debian
CVE-2014-3523: apache2 - Memory leak in the winnt_accept function in server/mpm/winnt/child.c in the WinN...↗2014
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Apache
Apache httpd: CVE-2014-3523↗
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-3523 httpd: WinNT MPM denial of service↗2014-07-21
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