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Apache Range Header DoS (Apache Killer)

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Disclosed
08/19/2011
Created
05/30/2018

Description

The byterange filter in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.x through 2.0.64, and 2.2.x
through 2.2.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and
CPU consumption) via a Range header that expresses multiple overlapping ranges,
exploit called "Apache Killer"

Authors

KingcopeMasashi FujiwaraMarkus Neis

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands ‘show options’ or ‘show advanced’:

    msf > use auxiliary/dos/http/apache_range_dos
    msf /(s) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf /(s) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf /(s) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf /(s) > run
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