# CVE-2012-0256: Apache Traffic Server 2.0.x and 3.0.x before 3.0.4 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3 does not properly allocate heap memory, which allows remote attack

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-03-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Apache Traffic Server 2.0.x and 3.0.x before 3.0.4 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3 does not properly allocate heap memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long HTTP Host header.

## What to do

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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0118.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Mar/260
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52696
- https://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2012/vulnerability612884.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026847
- http://trafficserver.apache.org/downloads

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