CVE-2010-2068

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 16.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-06-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

mod_proxy_http.c in mod_proxy_http in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.9 through 2.2.15, 2.3.4-alpha, and 2.3.5-alpha on Windows, NetWare, and OS/2, in certain configurations involving proxy worker pools, does not properly detect timeouts, which allows remote attackers to obtain a potentially sensitive response intended for a different client in opportunistic circumstances via a normal HTTP request.

Affected products

Apache HTTP Server: 2.2.9, 2.2.10, 2.2.11, 2.2.12, 2.2.13, 2.2.14 (+3)

References

http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-announce/201006.mbox/%3C4C12933D.4060400%40apache.org%3E
http://marc.info/?l=apache-announce&m=128009718610929&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/40206
http://secunia.com/advisories/40824
http://secunia.com/advisories/41480
http://secunia.com/advisories/41490
http://secunia.com/advisories/41722
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024096
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas352ca0ac9460f9b8886257777005dd0e4

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