CVE-2010-2791 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2010-2791?

CVE-2010-2791 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 5 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mod_proxy in httpd in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.9, when running on Unix, does not close the backend connection if a timeout occurs when reading a response from a persistent connection, which allows remote attackers to obtain a potentially sensitive response intended for a different client in opportunistic circumstances via a normal HTTP request. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2010-2068, but for a different OS and set of affected versions.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2791?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2791?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-2791 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2791 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2019-0211 Apache HTTP Server Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
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All Apache Http Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2791, GHSA-2753-42q2-rqvx.