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TI-2005-02802 Aliases CVE-2005-2970GHSA-q8m3-9hrv-x6fg

Memory leak in the worker MPM (worker.c) for Apache 2, in certain circumstances, allows…

Priority LOW 38CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

Memory leak in the worker MPM (worker.c) for Apache 2, in certain circumstances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via aborted connections, which prevents the memory for the transaction pool from being reused for other connections.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.1419 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.36 to before 2.0.55VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.36 to before 2.0.55 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2006:0159 Released 2006-01-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    httpd security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 httpd-2.0.46-56.ent, httpd-2.0.46-56.ent.i386, httpd-devel-2.0.46-56.ent +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 httpd-2.0.46-56.ent, httpd-2.0.46-56.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-56.ent.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 httpd-2.0.52-22.ent, httpd-2.0.52-22.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.52-22.ent.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 httpd-2.0.52-22.ent, httpd-2.0.52-22.ent.i386, httpd-devel-2.0.52-22.ent +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 httpd-2.0.46-56.ent, httpd-2.0.46-56.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-56.ent.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 httpd-2.0.52-22.ent, httpd-2.0.52-22.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.52-22.ent.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 httpd-2.0.46-56.ent, httpd-2.0.46-56.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-56.ent.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 httpd-2.0.52-22.ent, httpd-2.0.52-22.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.52-22.ent.ia64 +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0159
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0159
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0159
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0159
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0159
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0159
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0159
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0159

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2970
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8m3-9hrv-x6fg

References

Advisory 7

Other 13

Sources

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