CVE-2009-1891

NameCVE-2009-1891
DescriptionThe mod_deflate module in Apache httpd 2.2.11 and earlier compresses large files until completion even after the associated network connection is closed, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption).
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1834-1
Debian Bugs534712

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
apache2 (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)2.4.10-10+deb8u25fixed
stretch (security)2.4.25-3+deb9u13fixed
stretch (lts), stretch2.4.25-3+deb9u15fixed
buster2.4.38-3+deb10u8fixed
buster (security)2.4.38-3+deb10u10fixed
bullseye2.4.56-1~deb11u2fixed
bullseye (security)2.4.59-1~deb11u1fixed
bookworm2.4.57-2fixed
bookworm (security)2.4.59-1~deb12u1fixed
trixie2.4.58-1fixed
sid2.4.59-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
apache2sourceetch2.2.3-4+etch9DSA-1834-1
apache2sourcelenny2.2.9-10+lenny4DSA-1834-1
apache2source(unstable)2.2.11-7medium534712

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