# CVE-2005-2728: The byte-range filter in Apache 2.0 before 2.0.54 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an HTTP head

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-08-29 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The byte-range filter in Apache 2.0 before 2.0.54 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an HTTP header with a large Range field.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/16705
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14660
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-608.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10017
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16743
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16753
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm
- http://lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_51_apache2.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17831
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-177-1
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-15.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428138/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22006
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1246
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16754
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18333
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:161
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/604
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17923
- http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29962
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16789
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16714

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