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CVE-2012-0053

74
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0053 describes a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x through 2.2.21, affecting products like Debian, OpenSUSE, Red Hat, and SUSE. This flaw allows remote attackers to disclose HTTPOnly cookie values by crafting long or malformed headers, leading to improper handling during Bad Request error document generation. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity) and an EPSS score indicating higher than 98% of all CVEs, it has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and a partial confidentiality impact. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on the KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-18442) exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.65CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
82.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-18442 · Jan 31, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8276 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: httpd-0:2.2.3-63.el5_8.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: httpd-0:2.2.15-15.el6_2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5Fixed in: httpd-0:2.2.17-15.4.ep5.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: httpd-0:2.2.17-15.4.ep5.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Directory Server 8Fixed in: httpd
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: httpd

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0053Moderate

httpd: cookie exposure due to error responses

Jan 23, 2012

References

h20000.www2.hp.com / bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp
Broken Link
httpd.apache.org / security/vulnerabilities_22.html
Vendor Advisory
kb.juniper.net / JSA10585
Third Party Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
Broken LinkMailing List
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00026.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00002.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-0128.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-0542.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-0543.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/48551
Not Applicable
lists.apache.org / thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r05b5357d1f6bd106f41541ee7d87aafe3f5ea4dc3e9bde5ce09baff8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r1d201e3da31a2c8aa870c8314623caef7debd74a13d0f25205e26f15%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r476d175be0aaf4a17680ef98c5153b4d336eaef76fb2224cc94c463a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r9b4b963760a3cb5a4a70c902f325c6c0337fe51d5b8570416f8f8729%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rad01d817195e6cc871cb1d73b207ca326379a20a6e7f30febaf56d24%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rb9c9f42dafa25d2f669dac2a536a03f2575bc5ec1be6f480618aee10%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
support.apple.com / kb/HT5501
Third Party Advisory
svn.apache.org / viewvc
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2405
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/51706
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry