Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in the Apache mod_proxy module, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
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TITLE:
Apache mod_proxy Reverse Proxy Denial of Service Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA35691
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/35691/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Apache mod_proxy module,
which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially cause a DoS
(Denial of Service).
An error exists in the mod_proxy module when functioning in reverse
proxy mode. This can be exploited to consume large amounts of CPU in
an affected proxy process via specially crafted proxy requests.
SOLUTION:
Fixed in the SVN repository.
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=790587
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/CHANGES?r1=790587&r2=790586&pathrev=790587
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