CVE-2005-2970
Apache Server Memory Exhaustion DoS
Description
Memory leak in the worker MPM (worker.c) for Apache 2, in certain circumstances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via aborted connections, which prevents the memory for the transaction pool from being reused for other connections.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 25, 2005, 5:06 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 1:16 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2005-2970
vulnerability.
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products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
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CVE-2005-2970
.
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vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2005-2970
vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-cvs/200509.mbox/%[email protected]%3E [Patch, Vendor Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r652fc951306cdeca5a276e2021a34878a76695a9f3cfb6490b4a6840@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rafd145ba6cd0a4ced113a5823cdaff45aeb36eb09855b216401c66d6@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb542d2038e9c331506e0cbff881b47e40fbe2bd93ff00979e60cdf7@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb542d2038e9c331506e0cbff881b47e40fbe2bd93ff00979e60cdf7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-cvs/200509.mbox/%3C20051001110218.40692.qmail%40minotaur.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rafd145ba6cd0a4ced113a5823cdaff45aeb36eb09855b216401c66d6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r652fc951306cdeca5a276e2021a34878a76695a9f3cfb6490b4a6840%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 21, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-cvs/200509.mbox/%[email protected]%3E Patch http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-cvs/200509.mbox/%[email protected]%3E Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0159.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0159.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/16559 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/16559 Not Applicable Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/17923 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/17923 Not Applicable Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/18161 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/18161 Not Applicable Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/18333 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/18333 Not Applicable Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/18585 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/18585 Not Applicable Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1015093 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1015093 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=292949&view=rev No Types Assigned http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=292949&view=rev Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:233 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:233 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00060.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00060.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425399/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425399/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15762 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15762 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r652fc951306cdeca5a276e2021a34878a76695a9f3cfb6490b4a6840@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r652fc951306cdeca5a276e2021a34878a76695a9f3cfb6490b4a6840@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rafd145ba6cd0a4ced113a5823cdaff45aeb36eb09855b216401c66d6@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rafd145ba6cd0a4ced113a5823cdaff45aeb36eb09855b216401c66d6@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb542d2038e9c331506e0cbff881b47e40fbe2bd93ff00979e60cdf7@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb542d2038e9c331506e0cbff881b47e40fbe2bd93ff00979e60cdf7@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10043 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10043 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-225-1/ No Types Assigned https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-225-1/ Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other Added CWE NIST CWE-770 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.36 up to (excluding) 2.0.55 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb542d2038e9c331506e0cbff881b47e40fbe2bd93ff00979e60cdf7@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rafd145ba6cd0a4ced113a5823cdaff45aeb36eb09855b216401c66d6@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 30, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r652fc951306cdeca5a276e2021a34878a76695a9f3cfb6490b4a6840@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 15, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/425399/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425399/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10043 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10043 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-225-1/document_view [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-225-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 26, 2005
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-2970
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-2970
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.95 }} 0.15%
score
0.83433
percentile