CVE-2008-5676
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the ModSecurity (aka mod_security) module 2.5.0 through 2...
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the ModSecurity (aka mod_security) module 2.5.0 through 2.5.5 for the Apache HTTP Server, when SecCacheTransformations is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or bypass the product's functionality via unknown vectors related to "transformation caching."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the ModSecurity (aka mod_security) module 2.5.0 through 2.5.5 for the Apache HTTP Server, when SecCacheTransformations is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or bypass the product's functionality via unknown vectors related to "transformation caching."
- Record
CVE-2008-5676- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the ModSecurity (aka mod_security) module 2.5.0 through 2.5.5 for the Apache HTTP Server, when SecCacheTransformations is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or bypass the product's functionality via unknown vectors related to "transformation caching."
- Record
CVE-2008-5676- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5647 No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the ModSecurity (aka mod_security) module 2.5.0 through 2.5.5 for the Apache HTTP Server, when SecCacheTransformations is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or bypass the product's functionality via unknown vectors related to "transformation caching."
- Record
EUVD-2008-5647- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x79f-cc4j-gq8v No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the ModSecurity (aka mod_security) module 2.5.0 through 2...
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the ModSecurity (aka mod_security) module 2.5.0 through 2.5.5 for the Apache HTTP Server, when SecCacheTransformations is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or bypass the product's functionality via unknown vectors related to "transformation caching."
- Record
GHSA-x79f-cc4j-gq8v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5676 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Breach Modsecurity, published December 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.47%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/32146
blog.modsecurity.org/2008/08/transformation.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2795
freshmeat.net/projects/modsecurity?branch_id=34901&release_id=282329
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45770
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5676
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x79f-cc4j-gq8v