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CVE-2008-0456

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0456 describes a CRLF injection vulnerability in the mod_negotiation module of Apache HTTP Server versions 2.2.6 and earlier, 2.0.61 and earlier, and 1.3.39 and earlier. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary HTTP headers, leading to HTTP response splitting attacks. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.6LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
19.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1904 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 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 (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: httpd-0:2.2.3-74.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-0456Low

httpd: mod_negotiation CRLF injection via untrusted file names in directories with MultiViews enabled

Jan 22, 2008

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0130.html
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29348
Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35074
Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200803-19.xml
Third Party Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/3575
ExploitThird Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/39893
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r7dd6be4dc38148704f2edafb44a8712abaa3a2be120d6c3314d55919%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r84d043c2115176958562133d96d851495d712aa49da155d81f6733be%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/rc4c53a0d57b2771ecd4b965010580db355e38137c8711311ee1073a8%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/HT3549
Third Party Advisory
mindedsecurity.com / MSA01150108.html
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / archive/1/486847/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/27409
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1297
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory