CVE-2012-1181

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-03-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

fcgid_spawn_ctl.c in the mod_fcgid module 2.3.6 for the Apache HTTP Server does not recognize the FcgidMaxProcessesPerClass directive for a virtual host, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of HTTP requests that triggers a process count higher than the intended limit.

Affected products

Apache Mod Fcgid: 2.3.6

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=615814
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2436
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/15/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52565
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74181
https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=49902
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=615814
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2436
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/15/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52565

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