CVE-2010-1452

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 21.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-07-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The (1) mod_cache and (2) mod_dav modules in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x before 2.2.16 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a request that lacks a path.

Affected products

Apache HTTP Server: from 2.0.35 before 2.0.64; from 2.2.0 before 2.2.16 — fixed in 2.0.64, 2.2.16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache HTTP Server 2.0.64, 2.2.16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_1452_mod_dav
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-09/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00008.html
http://marc.info/?l=apache-announce&m=128009718610929&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129190899612998&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133355494609819&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/42367
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.467395
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1021-1

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