CVE-2014-3583
httpd: mod_proxy_fcgi handle_headers() buffer over read
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · October 12, 2014
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
A buffer overflow flaw was found in mod_proxy_fcgi's handle_headers() function. A malicious FastCGI server that httpd is configured to connect to could send a carefully crafted response that would cause an httpd child process handling the request to crash.
Statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of httpd as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7, Red Hat Software Collections 1, Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 and 2, and Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read