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CVE-2015-0228 json

The lua_websocket_read function in lua_request.c in the mod_lua module in the Apache HTTP Server through 2.4.12 allows remote attackers to…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-0250

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
16.9%
EPSS 16.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The lua_websocket_read function in lua_request.c in the mod_lua module in the Apache HTTP Server through 2.4.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child-process crash) by sending a crafted WebSocket Ping frame after a Lua script has called the wsupgrade function.

Patch / fix

  • apache2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4.10-10

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0228

  • httpd24-httpd RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 2.4.12-4.el6.2
  • httpd24-httpd RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 2.4.12-6.el7.1
  • httpd24-mod_ssl RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1:2.4.12-4.el6.2
  • httpd24-mod_ssl RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1:2.4.12-6.el7.1
  • httpd24-mod_ldap RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 2.4.12-4.el6.2
  • httpd24-mod_ldap RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 2.4.12-6.el7.1
  • httpd24-httpd-tools RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 2.4.12-4.el6.2
  • httpd24-httpd-tools RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 2.4.12-6.el7.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1666

  • 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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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-0228 updated cvss 5.0

httpd: Possible mod_lua crash due to websocket bug

  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) httpd24-httpd 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-mod_ssl 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-mod_ldap 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-httpd-tools 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-mod_session 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-httpd-manual 2.4.12-4.el6.2, +1 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) httpd24-httpd 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-mod_ssl 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-mod_ldap 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-httpd-tools 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-mod_session 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-httpd-manual 2.4.12-6.el7.1, +1 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) httpd24-httpd 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-mod_ssl 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-mod_ldap 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-httpd-tools 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-mod_session 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-httpd-manual 2.4.12-4.el6.2, +1 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) httpd24-httpd 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-mod_ssl 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-mod_ldap 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-httpd-tools 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-mod_session 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-httpd-manual 2.4.12-4.el6.2, +1 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) httpd24-httpd 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-mod_ssl 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-mod_ldap 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-httpd-tools 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-mod_session 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-httpd-manual 2.4.12-6.el7.1, +1 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) httpd24-httpd 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-mod_ssl 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-mod_ldap 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-httpd-tools 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-mod_session 2.4.12-4.el6.2, httpd24-httpd-manual 2.4.12-4.el6.2, +1 more
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) httpd24-httpd 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-mod_ssl 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-mod_ldap 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-httpd-tools 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-mod_session 2.4.12-6.el7.1, httpd24-httpd-manual 2.4.12-6.el7.1, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1666
  • Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 httpd Red Hat Directory Server 8 httpd Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 httpd Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 httpd, mod_ssl, httpd-tools, httpd-manual Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 httpd, mod_ssl, mod_ldap, httpd-tools, mod_session, httpd-manual, +1 more Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 httpd
    +4 more products
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 httpd, mod_ssl, mod_ldap, httpd-tools, httpd-manual Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 httpd Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 jbcs-httpd24, jbcs-httpd24-runtime Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3 httpd24 httpd24
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

16.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
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References

Sources

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