UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0118

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0118

    Published: 20 Jul 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-0118
    Aliases:
    USN-2299-1

    Summary:

    Details: The deflate_in_filter function in mod_deflate.c in the mod_deflate module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10, when request body decompression is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via crafted request data that decompresses to a much larger size.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0118, http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2299-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0118

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apache2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1

    Affected versions

    2.4.6-2ubuntu2
    2.4.6-2ubuntu3
    2.4.6-2ubuntu4
    2.4.7-1ubuntu1
    2.4.7-1ubuntu2
    2.4.7-1ubuntu3
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High