CVE-2013-6438

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…

published March 18, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
27%
Percentile
98.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.27499 · 98.1th percentile
Published
2014-03-18T01:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 MAR 01:00Z
    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…
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