THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2005-2728
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2005-2728

Http Server vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
11.0%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
The byte-range filter in Apache 2.0 before 2.0.54 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an HTTP header with a large Range field.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Http Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2005-08-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 11.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-2728

  • Confirm whether Apache Http Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-2728.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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