CVE-2008-0456
LOWEPSS 97th pctlDescription
CRLF injection vulnerability in the mod_negotiation module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.6 and earlier in the 2.2.x series, 2.0.61 and earlier in the 2.0.x series, and 1.3.39 and earlier in the 1.3.x series allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks by uploading a file with a multi-line name containing HTTP header sequences and a file extension, which leads to injection within a (1) "406 Not Acceptable" or (2) "300 Multiple Choices" HTTP response when the extension is omitted in a request for the file.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2019-17558 | High | 7.5 | 99% | KEV | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2008-0456?
Upgrade httpd to 2.2.12 or later.
Is CVE-2008-0456 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2008-0456 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 19.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2008-0456?
CVE-2008-0456 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.6, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2008-0456 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for httpd (Windows application). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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