CVE-2008-5676 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Apache server or bypass security checks when transformation caching is enabled in ModSecurity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-5676?
CVE-2008-5676 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the ModSecurity (aka mod_security) module 2.5.0 through 2.5.5 for the Apache HTTP Server, when SecCacheTransformations is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or bypass the product's functionality via unknown vectors related to "transformation caching."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5676?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Breach Modsecurity.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5676?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5676 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2008-5676 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5676 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x79f-cc4j-gq8v.