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 whitespa
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 27.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: apache2 (Debian:12) 2.4.9-1; apache2 (Debian:6.0) 2.2.16-6+squeeze13; httpd (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client) 0:2.2.3-85.el5_10.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to apache2 (Debian:12) 2.4.9-1; apache2 (Debian:6.0) 2.2.16-6+squeeze13; httpd (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client) 0:2.2.3-85.el5_10 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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.
- Published
- Mar 18, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 27.4% · 98th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 8 / 30 · 27.4%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apache | http server | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server |
| oracle | http server | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:http_server |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
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- apache http server2.2.0 and later · before 2.2.27
- apache http server2.4.1 and later · before 2.4.9
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | apache2 | before 2.4.9-1 | 2.4.9-1 |
| Debian:6.0 | apache2 | before 2.2.16-6+squeeze13 | 2.2.16-6+squeeze13 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | httpd | before 0:2.2.3-85.el5_10 | 0:2.2.3-85.el5_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | httpd-debuginfo | before 0:2.2.3-85.el5_10 | 0:2.2.3-85.el5_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | mod_ssl | before 1:2.2.3-85.el5_10 | 1:2.2.3-85.el5_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | httpd-devel | before 0:2.2.3-85.el5_10 | 0:2.2.3-85.el5_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | httpd-manual | before 0:2.2.3-85.el5_10 | 0:2.2.3-85.el5_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | httpd | before 0:2.2.15-30.el6_5 | 0:2.2.15-30.el6_5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | httpd-debuginfo | before 0:2.2.15-30.el6_5 | 0:2.2.15-30.el6_5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | httpd-devel | before 0:2.2.15-30.el6_5 | 0:2.2.15-30.el6_5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | httpd-manual | before 0:2.2.15-30.el6_5 | 0:2.2.15-30.el6_5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | httpd-tools | before 0:2.2.15-30.el6_5 | 0:2.2.15-30.el6_5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | mod_ssl | before 1:2.2.15-30.el6_5 | 1:2.2.15-30.el6_5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | httpd-debuginfo | before 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el5 | 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el5 | httpd | before 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el5 | 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el5 | httpd-devel | before 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el5 | 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el5 | httpd-manual | before 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el5 | 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el5 | httpd-tools | before 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el5 | 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el5 | mod_ssl | before 1:2.2.22-27.ep6.el5 | 1:2.2.22-27.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | httpd | before 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el6 | 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | httpd-debuginfo | before 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el6 | 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | httpd-devel | before 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el6 | 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | httpd-manual | before 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el6 | 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:2::el6 | httpd-tools | before 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el6 | 0:2.2.22-27.ep6.el6 |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:apache2 | 2.4.9-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:httpd | 0:2.2.3-85.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:httpd-debuginfo | 0:2.2.3-85.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:httpd-devel | 0:2.2.3-85.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:httpd-manual | 0:2.2.3-85.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:httpd-tools | 0:2.2.15-30.el6_5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:mod_ssl | 1:2.2.3-85.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10698
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141390017113542&w=2
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- secunia.com/advisories/58230
- secunia.com/advisories/59315
- secunia.com/advisories/59345
- secunia.com/advisories/60536
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-12.xml
- svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/CHANGES
- svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/dav/main/util.c
- svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/dav/main/util.c?r1=1528718&r2=1556428&diff_format=h
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21669554
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676091
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676092
- www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.9
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.