Apache HTTP Server DoS Vulnerability (Jan 2012) - Linux

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CPE = "cpe:/a:apache:http_server";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.147053");
  script_version("2021-11-01T05:54:41+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-11-01 05:54:41 +0000 (Mon, 01 Nov 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-11-01 04:34:51 +0000 (Mon, 01 Nov 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4557");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("Apache HTTP Server DoS Vulnerability (Jan 2012) - Linux");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Web Servers");
  script_dependencies("gb_apache_http_server_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("apache/http_server/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apache HTTP Server is prone to a denial of service (DoS)
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A flaw was found when mod_proxy_ajp connects to a backend
  server that takes too long to respond. Given a specific configuration, a remote attacker could
  send certain requests, putting a backend server into an error state until the retry timeout
  expired. This could lead to a temporary denial of service.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apache HTTP Server version 2.2.12 through 2.2.21.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.2.22 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE, version_regex: "^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "2.2.12", test_version2: "2.2.21")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "2.2.22", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);