UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1303

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1303

    Published: 26 Mar 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-1303

    Summary:

    Details: A specially crafted HTTP request header could have crashed the Apache HTTP Server prior to version 2.4.30 due to an out of bound read while preparing data to be cached in shared memory. It could be used as a Denial of Service attack against users of mod_cache_socache. The vulnerability is considered as low risk since mod_cache_socache is not widely used, mod_cache_disk is not concerned by this vulnerability.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1303, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/24/3, https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3627-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3627-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1303

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apache2

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.7-1ubuntu4.20

    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
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.4
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.5
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.6
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.7
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.8
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.9
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.10
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.11
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.13
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.16
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.17
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.18
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.19

    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
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