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CVE-2020-35452 in the critical feed json

mod_auth_digest possible stack overflow by one nul byte

published 5y ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-apache-2020-35452 , EUVD-2020-23126

cvss
7.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
53.2%
EPSS 53.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.46 A specially crafted Digest nonce can cause a stack overflow in mod_auth_digest. There is no report of this overflow being exploitable, nor the Apache HTTP Server team could create one, though some particular compiler and/or compilation option might make it possible, with limited consequences anyway due to the size (a single byte) and the value (zero byte) of the overflow

Patch / fix

  • bitnami apache 2.4.47
  • apache2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4.46-6

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-35452

  • apache2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.16
  • apache2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.3
  • apache2 Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm1
  • apache2 Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35452

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

  • jbcs-httpd24-apr jboss core services 1 1.6.3-107.jbcs.el7
  • jbcs-httpd24-apr jboss core services 1 1.6.3-107.el8jbcs
  • jbcs-httpd24-curl jboss core services 1 7.78.0-2.jbcs.el7
  • jbcs-httpd24-curl jboss core services 1 7.78.0-2.el8jbcs
  • jbcs-httpd24-httpd jboss core services 1 2.4.37-78.jbcs.el7
  • jbcs-httpd24-httpd jboss core services 1 2.4.37-78.el8jbcs
  • jbcs-httpd24-mod_jk jboss core services 1 1.2.48-20.redhat_1.jbcs.el7
  • jbcs-httpd24-mod_jk jboss core services 1 1.2.48-20.redhat_1.el8jbcs

red hat advisories RHSA-2021:4614RHSA-2022:1915

  • apache2 SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP3, SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP2, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP3 +2 more 2.4.43-3.22.1
  • apache2 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 2.4.23-29.74.1
  • apache2 SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +10 more 2.4.33-3.50.1
  • apache2 SLES 11 SP4-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 2.2.34-70.35.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2021:2127-1SUSE-SU-2021:2006-1SUSE-SU-2021:2004-1SUSE-SU-2021:14749-1

  • apache2 openSUSE Leap 15.3 2.4.43-3.22.1
  • apache2 openSUSE Leap 15.2 2.4.43-lp152.2.15.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2021:2127-1openSUSE-SU-2021:0908-1

  • httpd AlmaLinux 8 2.4.37-47.module_el8.6.0+2935+fb177b09.2
  • httpd AlmaLinux 8 2.4.37-47.module_el8.6.0+2872+fe0ff7aa.1.alma
  • mod_md AlmaLinux 8 1:2.0.8-8.module_el8.6.0+2872+fe0ff7aa
  • mod_ssl AlmaLinux 8 1:2.4.37-47.module_el8.6.0+2872+fe0ff7aa.1.alma
  • mod_ssl AlmaLinux 8 1:2.4.37-47.module_el8.6.0+2935+fb177b09.2
  • mod_ldap AlmaLinux 8 2.4.37-47.module_el8.6.0+2935+fb177b09.2
  • mod_ldap AlmaLinux 8 2.4.37-47.module_el8.6.0+2872+fe0ff7aa.1.alma
  • mod_http2 AlmaLinux 8 1.15.7-5.module_el8.6.0+2872+fe0ff7aa

almalinux advisories ALSA-2022:1915

  • httpd Rocky Linux 8 2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+823+f143cee1.1
  • mod_md Rocky Linux 8 1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.5.0+695+1fa8055e
  • mod_md Rocky Linux 8 1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.4.0+553+7a69454b
  • mod_http2 Rocky Linux 8 1.15.7-5.module+el8.6.0+823+f143cee1

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2022:1915

  • apache2 Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +12 more 2.4.48-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-35452

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • httpd CBL-Mariner 2.0 2.4.46-10

azure linux advisories AZL-6475

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

  • apache Arch Linux 2.4.47-1

arch linux advisories AVG-2053

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2020-35452 updated cvss 7.3

httpd: Single zero byte stack overflow in mod_auth_digest

  • 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 6 httpd22 httpd22 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 httpd22 httpd22
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Only configurations which use mod_auth_digest are affected by this flaw. Also as per upstream this flaw is not exploitable in most conditions, so there should really be no impact of this flaw.”
  • Red Hat Software Collections httpd24-httpd, httpd24-mod_md, httpd24-mod_ssl, httpd24-mod_ldap, httpd24-httpd-tools, httpd24-mod_session, +2 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Only configurations which use mod_auth_digest are affected by this flaw. Also as per upstream this flaw is not exploitable in most conditions, so there should really be no impact of this flaw.”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) mod_md 2.0.8-8.module+el8.3.0+6814+67d1e611, httpd 2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+14529+083145da.1, mod_http2 1.15.7-5.module+el8.6.0+13996+01710940, mod_ssl 2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+14529+083145da.1, mod_ldap 2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+14529+083145da.1, httpd-tools 2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+14529+083145da.1, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix “Only configurations which use mod_auth_digest are affected by this flaw. Also as per upstream this flaw is not exploitable in most conditions, so there should really be no impact of this flaw.” RHSA-2022:1915
  • Red Hat JBoss Core Services
    fixed: vendor fix “Only configurations which use mod_auth_digest are affected by this flaw. Also as per upstream this flaw is not exploitable in most conditions, so there should really be no impact of this flaw.” RHSA-2021:4613
  • Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 Server jbcs-httpd24-apr 1.6.3-107.jbcs.el7, jbcs-httpd24-curl 7.78.0-2.jbcs.el7, jbcs-httpd24-httpd 2.4.37-78.jbcs.el7, jbcs-httpd24-mod_md 2.0.8-40.jbcs.el7, jbcs-httpd24-libcurl 7.78.0-2.jbcs.el7, jbcs-httpd24-openssl 1.1.1g-8.jbcs.el7, +26 more Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 8 jbcs-httpd24-apr 1.6.3-107.el8jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-curl 7.78.0-2.el8jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-httpd 2.4.37-78.el8jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-mod_md 2.0.8-40.el8jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-libcurl 7.78.0-2.el8jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-openssl 1.1.1g-8.el8jbcs, +26 more
    fixed: vendor fix “Only configurations which use mod_auth_digest are affected by this flaw. Also as per upstream this flaw is not exploitable in most conditions, so there should really be no impact of this flaw.” RHSA-2021:4614
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 httpd, mod_lua, mod_ssl, mod_ldap, httpd-core, httpd-tools, +4 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

53.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
OSV 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami apache
>=2.4.0, <2.4.47
2.4.47

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server

Classification

Weakness
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References

Sources

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