CVE-2011-1928: Apache Apr-Util

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 10.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The fnmatch implementation in apr_fnmatch.c in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library 1.4.3 and 1.4.4, and the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.18, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a URI that does not match unspecified types of wildcard patterns, as demonstrated by attacks against mod_autoindex in httpd when a /*/WEB-INF/ configuration pattern is used. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-0419.

Affected products

  • Apache Apr-Util: version 1.4.3 only; version 1.4.4 only
  • Apache HTTP Server: version 2.2.18 only

Published 2011-05-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.