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Unscored USN-2523-1 3 CVEs

apache2 vulnerabilities

Published Mar 10, 2015 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

Martin Holst Swende discovered that the mod_headers module allowed HTTP
trailers to replace HTTP headers during request processing. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass RequestHeaders directives.
(CVE-2013-5704)

Mark Montague discovered that the mod_cache module incorrectly handled
empty HTTP Content-Type headers. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause the server to stop responding, leading to a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2014-3581)

Teguh P. Alko discovered that the mod_proxy_fcgi module incorrectly
handled long response headers. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause the server to stop responding, leading to a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2014-3583)

It was discovered that the mod_lua module incorrectly handled different
arguments within different contexts. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to bypass intended access restrictions. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2014-8109)

Guido Vranken discovered that the mod_lua module incorrectly handled a
specially crafted websocket PING in certain circumstances. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the server to stop
responding, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2015-0228)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS apache2 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.4

Vulnerabilities 3

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2013-5704 EPSS 58%

    The mod_headers module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.22 allows remote attackers to bypass "RequestHeader unset" directi…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2014-3581 EPSS 13%

    The cache_merge_headers_out function in modules/cache/cache_util.c in the mod_cache module in the Apache HTTP Server be…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2014-3583 EPSS 11%

    The handle_headers function in mod_proxy_fcgi.c in the mod_proxy_fcgi module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.10 allows re…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-5704
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3581
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3583
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8109
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0228