CVE-2007-6422 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the balancer_handler function of mod_proxy_balancer in Apache HTTP Server versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.6, specifically when using a threaded Multi-Processing Module. An authenticated remote attacker can trigger a child process crash by supplying an invalid 'bb' variable. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low severity with network access, low attack complexity, requiring authentication, and resulting in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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