HTTP: Apache Server Mod Status Race Condition Buffer Overflow

A race condition flaw, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, was found in the aache server. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request that would cause the httpd child process to crash or, possibly, allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the apache user.

Extended Description

Race condition in the mod_status module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow), or possibly obtain sensitive credential information or execute arbitrary code, via a crafted request that triggers improper scoreboard handling within the status_handler function in modules/generators/mod_status.c and the lua_ap_scoreboard_worker function in modules/lua/lua_request.c.

Affected Products

Oracle http_server

References

BugTraq: 68678

CVE: CVE-2019-16724

URL: http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

Short Name

HTTP:APACHE:SERVER-MOD-STATS-BO

Severity

Minor

Recommended

False

Recommended Action

Drop

HTTP: Apache Server Mod Status Race Condition Buffer Overflow

Extended Description

Affected Products

References

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