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Vulnerability Note VU#206537Apache vulnerable to DoSOverviewA remotely exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Apache HTTP Server. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to consume all available system resources, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.I. DescriptionThe Apache HTTP Server is a very popular freely available web server that runs on a variety of operating systems, including UNIX, Linux, and Microsoft Windows (Win32).A vulnerability exists in the way the Apache HTTP Server handles excessively large chunks of consecutive linefeed characters. Apache 2.0.44 (both the Windows & UNIX implementations) contains this vulnerability. Prior 2.x versions of Apache may contain the vulnerability. For more information, please see the iDEFENSE Advisory.
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This vulnerability was discovered by iDEFENSE Inc. The CERT/CC thanks iDEFENSE Inc. for the information contained in their document, upon which this document is based. This document was written by Ian A Finlay.
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