CVE-2015-3183
The chunked transfer coding implementation in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.14 does not properly parse chunk headers, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks via a
02 Description
The chunked transfer coding implementation in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.14 does not properly parse chunk headers, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks via a
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 74.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-07-20 23:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 05:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-04-10
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4b2a9d0cf12edc230b78de1d55369abbd351a2b6520d73bf467c214365c1b1d7
05 Affected products
06 References
- marc.infoHPSBUX03512http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144493176821532&w=2
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2056http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2056.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:1684http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00011.html
- httpd.apache.orghttp://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:0061http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0061.html
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201610-02https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-02
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1667http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1667.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:0062http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0062.html
- www.apache.orghttp://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1666http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1666.html
- h20564.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04832246
- www.securitytracker.com1032967http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032967
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1668http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1668.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:2661http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2661.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2055http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2055.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2686-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2686-1
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- www.securityfocus.com75963http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75963
- www.debian.orgDSA-3325http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3325
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2015:2659https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2659
- github.comhttps://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/e427c41257957b57036d5a549b260b6185d1dd73
- puppet.comhttps://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3183
- www.securityfocus.com91787http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2015:2660https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2660
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2054http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2054.html
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
- h20564.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04926789
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2015-09-16-4http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT205219
- kb.juniper.nethttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84a3714f0878781f6ed84473d1a503d2cc382277e100450209231830%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd18c3c43602e66f9cdcf09f1de233804975b9572b0456cc582390b6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3d27b6250aa8548b8845d314bb8a350b3df326cacbbfdfe4d455234%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- github.comhttps://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/a6027e56924bb6227c1fdbf6f91e7e2438338be6
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [9/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra7f6aeb28661fbf826969526585f16856abc4615877875f9d3b35ef4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc998b18880df98bafaade071346690c2bc1444adaa1a1ea464b93f0a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1888194 [9/13] - /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/json/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r83109088737656fa6307bd99ab40f8ff0269ae58d3f7272d7048494a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073146 [2/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073146 [3/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcc44594d4d6579b90deccd4536b5d31f099ef563df39b094be286b9e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [10/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb14daf9cc4e28d18cdc15d6a6ca74e565672fabf7ad89541071d008b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075470 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-13938.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- apache2 Fixed in 2.4.16-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- apache2 Fixed in 2.4.16-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- apache2 Fixed in 2.4.16-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- apache2 Fixed in 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.5
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.