Thomas Eibner Mod Rpaf 0.5 mod_rpaf denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Thomas Eibner Mod Rpaf 0.5. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component mod_rpaf. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3526. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Thomas Eibner Mod Rpaf 0.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component mod_rpaf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The reverse proxy add forward module (mod_rpaf) 0.5 and 0.6 for the Apache HTTP Server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server or application crash) via multiple X-Forwarded-For headers in a request.

The weakness was released 09/05/2012 by Basti (Website). The advisory is available at zecrazytux.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-3526 since 06/14/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62362 (GLSA-201209-20 : mod_rpaf: Denial of Service), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12639.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77987), Tenable (62362), SecurityFocus (BID 55154†), Secunia (SA50400†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38044†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 62362
Nessus Name: GLSA-201209-20 : mod_rpaf: Denial of Service
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OpenVAS ID: 72454
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201209-20 (mod_rpaf)
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08/22/2012 +69 days 🔍
08/23/2012 +1 days 🔍
09/05/2012 +13 days 🔍
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09/28/2012 +23 days 🔍
01/15/2013 +109 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +797 days 🔍
12/13/2021 +2457 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dsa-2532
Researcher: Basti
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-3526 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3526
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62026
X-Force: 77987
SecurityFocus: 55154 - Apache 'mod-rpaf' Module Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 50400 - Debian update for libapache2-mod-rpaf, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 38044 - \x27Reverse Proxy Add Forward\x27 Module 0.5 and 0.6 For Apache HTTP Server Allows Remote DoS, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/13/2021 08:16
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (68), 04/23/2017 14:21 (9), 12/13/2021 08:09 (3), 12/13/2021 08:11 (1), 12/13/2021 08:16 (1)
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