K15273 : Apache vulnerability CVE-2012-0053

Security Advisory Description

protocol.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x through 2.2.21 does not properly restrict header information during construction of Bad Request (aka 400) error documents, which allows remote attackers to obtain the values of HTTPOnly cookies via vectors involving a (1) long or (2) malformed header in conjunction with crafted web script. (CVE-2012-0053)

Impact

Remote attackers may be able to obtain the values of HTTPOnly cookies using vectors involving a long or malformed header in conjunction with crafted web script.