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CVE-2010-2068 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  5.0 MEDIUM
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Evaluator Impact

Per: http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html 'Only Windows, Netware and OS2 operating systems are affected.'

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-announce/201006.mbox/%3C4C12933D.4060400%40apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://marc.info/?l=apache-announce&m=128009718610929&w=2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/40206 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/40824 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/41480 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/41490 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/41722 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024096 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas352ca0ac9460f9b8886257777005dd0e4 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/patches/apply_to_2.2.15/CVE-2010-2068-r953616.patch CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/patches/apply_to_2.3.5/CVE-2010-2068-r953418.patch CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM16366 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02512995 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujuly2013-1899826.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511809/100/0/threaded CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40827 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1436 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59413 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r064df0985779b7ee044d3120d71ba59750427cf53f57ba3384e3773f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r476d175be0aaf4a17680ef98c5153b4d336eaef76fb2224cc94c463a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r688df6f16f141e966a0a47f817e559312b3da27886f59116a94b273d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rad01d817195e6cc871cb1d73b207ca326379a20a6e7f30febaf56d24%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rad2acee3ab838b52c04a0698b1728a9a43467bf365bd481c993c535d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re2e23465bbdb17ffe109d21b4f192e6b58221cd7aa8797d530b4cd75%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11491 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6931 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.3.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.3.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:os2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-2068
NVD Published Date:
06/18/2010
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.