CVE-2006-0042
libapreq2-perl - design error
EPSS 6.2%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in (1) apreq_parse_headers and (2) apreq_parse_urlencoded functions in Apache2::Request (Libapreq2) before 2.07 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unknown attack vectors that result in quadratic computational complexity.
How to fix CVE-2006-0042
To remediate CVE-2006-0042, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libapreq2—upgrade to 2.07-1 or later
- Debian/libapreq2-perl—upgrade to 2.04-dev-1sarge2 or later
Is CVE-2006-0042 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 6.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.07-1
- from 0, < 2.04-dev-1sarge2