CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0174

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Apache versions 1.4.x before 1.3.30 and 2.0.x before 2.0.49, when using multiple listening sockets on certain platforms, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (blocked new connections) via a 'short-lived connection on a rarely-accessed listening socket.'

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to block new connections, leading to service availability interruptions for users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Apache to version 1.3.30 or 2.0.49 or later to mitigate the denial of service risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Apache 1.4.x before 1.3.30, and 2.0.x before 2.0.49, when using multiple listening sockets on certain platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (blocked new connections) via a "short-lived connection on a rarely-accessed listening socket."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS