Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2013-2746 |
Date Published: | 1 Sep 2013 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Monday 06 January, 2025 |
Source: | CVE-2013-1896 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Apache Software Foundation HTTP Server prior to 2.2.25 Apache Software Foundation HTTP Server prior to 2.4.6 |
Vulnerability Description | A denial of service vulnerability has been reported in the mod_dav component of Apache HTTP Server. |
Vulnerability Details | Thevulnerability is due to a NULL pointer dereference when processing a MERGE request with a URI whose source href points to a non-DAV configured URI.A remote attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to trigger the vulnerability and cause the HTTP server daemon process to segfault, creating a denial of service condition. |
This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.
In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Apache Server Protection Violation
Attack Information: Apache HTTP Server mod_dav MERGE Request Denial of Service