CVE-2011-3348 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the backend server via malformed HTTP requests when mod_proxy_ajp is used with mod_proxy_balancer.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2011-3348?

CVE-2011-3348 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 19 Sep 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The mod_proxy_ajp module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.2.21, when used with mod_proxy_balancer in certain configurations, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (temporary "error state" in the backend server) via a malformed HTTP request.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3348?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apache Http Server, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Server.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3348?

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-2011-3348 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3348, GHSA-vqqq-3xjq-cg84.

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