cve/2013/CVE-2013-6438.md

### [CVE-2013-6438](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6438)
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### Description

The dav_xml_get_cdata function in main/util.c in the mod_dav module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 does not properly remove whitespace characters from CDATA sections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted DAV WRITE request.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/8ctorres/SIND-Practicas
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/DButter/whitehat_public
- https://github.com/Dokukin1/Metasploitable
- https://github.com/GiJ03/ReconScan
- https://github.com/Iknowmyname/Nmap-Scans-M2
- https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2013-6438
- https://github.com/NikulinMS/13-01-hw
- https://github.com/RoliSoft/ReconScan
- https://github.com/SecureAxom/strike
- https://github.com/Zhivarev/13-01-hw
- https://github.com/hrbrmstr/internetdb
- https://github.com/issdp/test
- https://github.com/keloud/TEC-MBSD2017
- https://github.com/matoweb/Enumeration-Script
- https://github.com/smabramov/Vulnerabilities-and-attacks-on-information-systems
- https://github.com/syadg123/pigat
- https://github.com/teamssix/pigat
- https://github.com/vshaliii/DC-1-Vulnhub-Walkthrough
- https://github.com/xxehacker/strike
- https://github.com/zzzWTF/db-13-01