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Vulnerability · CVE-2007-3847

The date handling code in modules/proxy/proxy_util.c (mod_proxy) in Apache 2.3.0, when using a threaded MPM, allows remote origin servers to cause a denial of service…

Published Aug 23, 2007 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · http server

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2007-3847 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 12.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run http server.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
12.90%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe apache/http server · cpe canonical/ubuntu linux

The date handling code in modules/proxy/proxy_util.c (mod_proxy) in Apache 2.3.0, when using a threaded MPM, allows remote origin servers to cause a denial of service (caching forward proxy process crash) via crafted date headers that trigger a buffer over-read.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apache/http server< 2.0.61
  • cpe apache/http server< 2.2.6
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux6.06
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux6.10
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux7.04
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux7.10

How to fix CVE-2007-3847

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2007-3847 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 12.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run http server.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apache/http server < 2.0.61; apache/http server < 2.2.6; canonical/ubuntu linux 6.06; canonical/ubuntu linux 6.10. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read. EPSS 12.90%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Apache HTTP Server security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 23, 2007 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    The date handling code in modules/proxy/proxy_util.c (mod_proxy) in Apache 2.3.0, when using a threaded MPM, allows remote origin servers to cause a denial of service (caching forward proxy process crash) via crafted date headers that trigger a buffer over-read.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    The date handling code in modules/proxy/proxy_util.c (mod_proxy) in Apache 2.3.0, when using a threaded MPM, allows remote origin servers to cause a denial of service (caching forward proxy process crash) via crafted date headers that trigger a buffer over-read.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2007-3847

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2007-3847

    The date handling code in modules/proxy/proxy_util.c (mod_proxy) in Apache 2.3.0, when using a threaded MPM, allows remote origin servers to cause a denial of service (caching forward proxy process crash) via crafted date headers that trigger a buffer over-read.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • Monitored products — criticalNov 4, 2026