CVE-2013-6438

Description

The dav_xml_get_cdata function in main/util.c in the mod_dav module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 does not properly remove whitespace characters from CDATA sections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted DAV WRITE request.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.5
MODERATE
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
47.139

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Update Apache to version 2.4.9Windows
Update Apache to version 2.2.25Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Apache 2.2.2Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2013-6438,CVE-2014-0098 are fixed in Apache 2.4.9Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are affected in Oracle HTTP Server 5.0Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 UpdateMac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Combo UpdateMac
Update Apache to version 2.4.9 (For Linux)Linux
Update Apache to version 2.2.25 (For Linux)Linux
CVE-2013-6438NCM

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-600354OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Update
PATCH-600458OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Combo Update

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234