CVE-2009-1891

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Jul 10, 2009
Updated: Aug 7, 2024
Reserved: Jun 2, 2009

Description

The mod_deflate module in Apache httpd 2.2.11 and earlier compresses large files until completion even after the associated network connection is closed, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption).

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
n/an/a	n/aAffected

References

[apache-httpd-dev] 20090628 mod_deflate DoSmailing-list
FEDORA-2009-8812vendor-advisory
SUSE-SA:2009:050vendor-advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0142
35781third-party-advisory
PK99480vendor-advisory
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12361vdb-entrysignature
MDVSA-2009:149vendor-advisory
PK91361vendor-advisory
SSRT090208vendor-advisory
RHSA-2009:1156vendor-advisory
35865third-party-advisory
ADV-2009-1841vdb-entry
37152third-party-advisory
1022529vdb-entry
[apache-httpd-dev] 20090703 Re: mod_deflate DoSmailing-list
DSA-1834vendor-advisory
20091113 rPSA-2009-0142-2 httpd mod_sslmailing-list
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8632vdb-entrysignature
HPSBUX02612vendor-advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534712
GLSA-200907-04vendor-advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0142
RHSA-2009:1148vendor-advisory
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9248vdb-entrysignature
USN-802-1vendor-advisory
37221third-party-advisory
ADV-2009-3184vdb-entry
35793third-party-advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=509125
APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1vendor-advisory
35721third-party-advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
55782vdb-entry
[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/mailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1888194 [5/13] - /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/json/mailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [5/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/mailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073143 [2/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/mailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073146 [2/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/mailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [6/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/mailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20210603 svn commit: r1075360 [2/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2021-31618.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20210603 svn commit: r1075360 [1/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2021-31618.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075467 [1/2] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2021-31618.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list
[httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075470 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-13938.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlmailing-list

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