CVE-2013-5704 json
The mod_headers module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.22 allows remote attackers to bypass "RequestHeader unset" directives by placing a hea…
published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-5541
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 58.0%
- EPSS 58.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The mod_headers module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.22 allows remote attackers to bypass "RequestHeader unset" directives by placing a header in the trailer portion of data sent with chunked transfer coding. NOTE: the vendor states "this is not a security issue in httpd as such."
Patch / fix
- oracle enterprise_manager_ops_center 12.1.4
- apple mac_os_x 10.10.4
- apple mac_os_x_server 5.0.3
- apache2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4.10-2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-5704
- apache2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.4
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2013-5704
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- httpd24 jboss enterprise web server 3.0 2.4.6-59.ep7.el7
- mod_bmx jboss enterprise web server 3.0 0.9.5-7.GA.ep7.el7
- tomcat7 jboss enterprise web server 3.0 7.0.59-42_patch_01.ep7.el7
- tomcat8 jboss enterprise web server 3.0 8.0.18-52_patch_01.ep7.el7
- mod_ssl24 jboss enterprise web server 3.0 1:2.4.6-59.ep7.el7
- mod_ldap24 jboss enterprise web server 3.0 2.4.6-59.ep7.el7
- tomcat7-lib jboss enterprise web server 3.0 7.0.59-42_patch_01.ep7.el7
- tomcat8-lib jboss enterprise web server 3.0 8.0.18-52_patch_01.ep7.el7
red hat advisories RHSA-2015:2660RHSA-2015:2659RHSA-2016:0061RHSA-2015:0325RHSA-2014:1972RHSA-2015:1249
- apache2 SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLE Software Development Kit 12 2.4.10-12.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:0974-1
- apache2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.4.23-4.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10268-1
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What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2013-5704 updated cvss 4.3
httpd: bypass of mod_headers rules via chunked requests
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Red Hat Directory Server 8 httpd Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 httpd Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 httpdaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 httpd, mod_ssl, mod_ldap, httpd-tools, httpd-manualaffected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
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Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 httpdaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) httpd 2.4.6-31.el7, mod_ssl 2.4.6-31.el7, mod_ldap 2.4.6-31.el7, httpd-tools 2.4.6-31.el7, mod_session 2.4.6-31.el7, httpd-manual 2.4.6-31.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) httpd 2.4.6-31.el7, mod_ssl 2.4.6-31.el7, mod_ldap 2.4.6-31.el7, httpd-tools 2.4.6-31.el7, mod_session 2.4.6-31.el7, httpd-manual 2.4.6-31.el7, +1 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0325
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-45.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.15-45.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) mod_ssl 2.2.15-45.el6, httpd-manual 2.2.15-45.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-45.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.15-45.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) mod_ssl 2.2.15-45.el6, httpd-manual 2.2.15-45.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-45.el6, mod_ssl 2.2.15-45.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.15-45.el6, httpd-manual 2.2.15-45.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1249
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) httpd 2.4.6-31.el7, mod_ssl 2.4.6-31.el7, httpd-tools 2.4.6-31.el7, httpd-manual 2.4.6-31.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) mod_ldap 2.4.6-31.el7, mod_session 2.4.6-31.el7, mod_proxy_html 2.4.6-31.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0325
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-45.el6, mod_ssl 2.2.15-45.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.15-45.el6, httpd-manual 2.2.15-45.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1249
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) httpd 2.4.6-31.el7, mod_ssl 2.4.6-31.el7, httpd-tools 2.4.6-31.el7, httpd-manual 2.4.6-31.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) mod_ldap 2.4.6-31.el7, mod_session 2.4.6-31.el7, mod_proxy_html 2.4.6-31.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0325
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Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 Server httpd 2.2.26-41.ep6.el5, mod_ssl 2.2.26-41.ep6.el5, httpd-tools 2.2.26-41.ep6.el5, httpd-manual 2.2.26-41.ep6.el5, mod_cluster-native 1.2.9-6.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el5 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 Server httpd 2.2.26-41.ep6.el6, mod_ssl 2.2.26-41.ep6.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.26-41.ep6.el6, httpd-manual 2.2.26-41.ep6.el6, mod_cluster-native 1.2.9-6.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7 Server httpd22 2.2.26-42.ep6.el7, mod_ssl22 2.2.26-42.ep6.el7, httpd22-tools 2.2.26-42.ep6.el7, httpd22-manual 2.2.26-42.ep6.el7, mod_cluster-native 1.2.9-6.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0061
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Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0062
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Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2661
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Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0 for RHEL 6 httpd24 2.4.6-59.ep7.el6, mod_bmx 0.9.5-7.GA.ep7.el6, mod_ssl24 2.4.6-59.ep7.el6, mod_ldap24 2.4.6-59.ep7.el6, httpd24-tools 2.4.6-59.ep7.el6, mod_session24 2.4.6-59.ep7.el6, +26 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2659
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Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0 for RHEL 7 httpd24 2.4.6-59.ep7.el7, mod_bmx 0.9.5-7.GA.ep7.el7, mod_ssl24 2.4.6-59.ep7.el7, mod_ldap24 2.4.6-59.ep7.el7, httpd24-tools 2.4.6-59.ep7.el7, mod_session24 2.4.6-59.ep7.el7, +26 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2660
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Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) httpd24-httpd 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_ssl 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_ldap 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-httpd-tools 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_session 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-httpd-manual 2.4.6-22.el6, +1 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) httpd24-httpd 2.4.6-25.el7, httpd24-mod_ssl 2.4.6-25.el7, httpd24-mod_ldap 2.4.6-25.el7, httpd24-httpd-tools 2.4.6-25.el7, httpd24-mod_session 2.4.6-25.el7, httpd24-httpd-manual 2.4.6-25.el7, +1 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) httpd24-httpd 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_ssl 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_ldap 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-httpd-tools 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_session 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-httpd-manual 2.4.6-22.el6, +1 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) httpd24-httpd 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_ssl 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_ldap 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-httpd-tools 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_session 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-httpd-manual 2.4.6-22.el6, +1 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) httpd24-httpd 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_ssl 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_ldap 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-httpd-tools 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_session 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-httpd-manual 2.4.6-22.el6, +1 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) httpd24-httpd 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_ssl 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_ldap 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-httpd-tools 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-mod_session 2.4.6-22.el6, httpd24-httpd-manual 2.4.6-22.el6, +1 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1972
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Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) httpd24-httpd 2.4.6-25.el7, httpd24-mod_ssl 2.4.6-25.el7, httpd24-mod_ldap 2.4.6-25.el7, httpd24-httpd-tools 2.4.6-25.el7, httpd24-mod_session 2.4.6-25.el7, httpd24-httpd-manual 2.4.6-25.el7, +1 more
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Exploit prediction
57.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- martin.swende.se http://martin.swende.se/blog/HTTPChunked.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
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svn.apache.org
/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c?r1=1610674&r2=1610814&diff_format=h
patch, vendor-advisory
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svn.apache.org
/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c
patch, vendor-advisory
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martin.swende.se
/blog/HTTPChunked.html
broken-link, exploit, third-party-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=144493176821532&w=2
vendor-advisory, issue-tracking, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201504-03
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-1249.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2016-0061.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0325.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:174
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2523-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2016-0062.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2
vendor-advisory, issue-tracking, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-2661.html
vendor-advisory, broken-link, third-party-advisory
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015:2659
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015:2660
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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svn.apache.org
/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/CHANGES
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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httpd.apache.org
/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
vendor-advisory
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oracle.com
/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
third-party-advisory
- support.apple.com /HT204659
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oracle.com
/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
third-party-advisory
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oracle.com
/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
third-party-advisory
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oracle.com
/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
third-party-advisory
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h20564.www2.hpe.com
/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04832246
third-party-advisory
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oracle.com
/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
third-party-advisory
- support.apple.com /HT205219
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securityfocus.com
/bid/66550
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=139636309822854&w=2
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/84a3714f0878781f6ed84473d1a503d2cc382277e100450209231830%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rd18c3c43602e66f9cdcf09f1de233804975b9572b0456cc582390b6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/re3d27b6250aa8548b8845d314bb8a350b3df326cacbbfdfe4d455234%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/ra7f6aeb28661fbf826969526585f16856abc4615877875f9d3b35ef4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/r83109088737656fa6307bd99ab40f8ff0269ae58d3f7272d7048494a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/r9821b0a32a1d0a1b4947abb6f3630053fcbb2ec905d9a32c2bd4d4ee%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/rc998b18880df98bafaade071346690c2bc1444adaa1a1ea464b93f0a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/rcc44594d4d6579b90deccd4536b5d31f099ef563df39b094be286b9e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-5704
- NVD CVE-2013-5704
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