CVE-2007-3847

medium Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS Score
23.3%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 4% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
P
Published: August 23, 2007 (6838 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

The date handling code in modules/proxy/proxy_util.c (mod_proxy) in Apache 2.3.0, when using a threaded MPM, allows remote origin servers to cause a denial of service (caching forward proxy process crash) via crafted date headers that trigger a buffer over-read.

CWE

CWE-125

Affected Products

apache http serverfedoraproject fedorafedoraproject fedora corecanonical ubuntu linux

References

🔗 bugs.gentoo.org 🔗 docs.info.apple.com 🔗 h20000.www2.hp.com 🔗 httpd.apache.org 🔗 httpd.apache.org