CVE-2006-0042 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption in Apache2::Request library due to quadratic computational complexity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-0042?
CVE-2006-0042 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 18 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in (1) apreq_parse_headers and (2) apreq_parse_urlencoded functions in Apache2::Request (Libapreq2) before 2.07 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unknown attack vectors that result in quadratic computational complexity.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0042?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apache Libapreq2, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0042?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-0042 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0042 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0042, DSA-1000-2, GHSA-67xr-x2j9-rc4g.