>Number: 3310 >Category: general >Synopsis: httpd caused huge load >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: apache >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: apache >Arrival-Date: Thu Oct 29 02:10:01 PST 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Organization: apache >Release: 1.3.3 >Environment: Linux pen.pen.nl 2.0.18 #1 Tue Sep 10 10:15:48 EDT 1996 i586 gcc version 2.7.2 >Description: Apache 1.3.3 caused a load of 14 on our Linux system. There were according to the logfiles no unusual hits to our server that would suggest an attempt to hack the system.
There seemed to be about 5 http daemons which took up all the CPU. After restarting the webserver the load decreased to normal level again. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: [In order for any reply to be added to the PR database, ] [you need to include <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in the Cc line ] [and leave the subject line UNCHANGED. This is not done] [automatically because of the potential for mail loops. ] [If you do not include this Cc, your reply may be ig- ] [nored unless you are responding to an explicit request ] [from a developer. ] [Reply only with text; DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS! ]
