medium
5
CWE
770
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2005-2970

First published: Tue Oct 25 2005(Updated: )

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.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apache Http Server>=2.0.36<2.0.55
Ubuntu=4.10
Ubuntu=5.04
Ubuntu=5.10
redhat enterprise Linux desktop=3.0
redhat enterprise Linux desktop=4.0
redhat enterprise Linux server=3.0
redhat enterprise Linux server=4.0
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=3.0
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=4.0
Fedora Core=4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2005-2970?

    CVE-2005-2970 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service via memory leaks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2005-2970?

    To fix CVE-2005-2970, it is recommended to upgrade to a patched version of Apache HTTP Server that addresses this memory leak issue.

  • Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2970?

    CVE-2005-2970 affects Apache 2 versions between 2.0.36 and 2.0.55 and various Linux distributions such as Ubuntu and Red Hat.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2005-2970 facilitate?

    CVE-2005-2970 allows remote attackers to conduct denial of service attacks through memory consumption caused by aborted connections.

  • Is it safe to use Apache 2 versions later than 2.0.55 with respect to CVE-2005-2970?

    Yes, using Apache 2 versions later than 2.0.55 mitigates the risks posed by CVE-2005-2970 as they contain fixes for the vulnerability.

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