# CVE-2014-0226: Race condition in the mod\_status module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-b

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2014-07-20 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Race condition in the mod_status module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow), or possibly obtain sensitive credential information or execute arbitrary code, via a crafted request that triggers improper scoreboard handling within the status_handler function in modules/generators/mod_status.c and the lua_ap_scoreboard_worker function in modules/lua/lua_request.c.

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144493176821532&w=2
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0305.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2989
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68678
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
- https://support.apple.com/HT204659
- http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/CHANGES
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/generators/mod_status.c
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-12.xml
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-03
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1020.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60536
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/114
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-236/
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/generators/mod_status.c?r1=1450998&r2=1610491&diff_format=h
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1120603
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04832246
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1021.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/lua/lua_request.c?r1=1588989&r2=1610491&diff_format=h
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34133
- https://github.com/shreesh1/CVE-2014-0226-poc

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