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Critical
CVE-2004-0492
Heap-based buffer overflow in proxy_util.c for mod_proxy in Apache 1.3.25...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in proxy_util.c for mod_proxy in Apache 1.3.25 to 1.3.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative Content-Length HTTP header field, which causes a large amount of data to be copied.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108711172710140&w=2
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1737
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-245.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
- http://www.guninski.com/modproxy1.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57628-1
- http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2004/Jun/0296.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100112
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:065
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4863
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101555-1
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040605-01-U.asc
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-525
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/541310
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101841-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11841
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16387
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re895fc1736d25c8cf57e102c871613b8aeec9ea26fd8a44e7942b5ab%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd65d8ba68ba17e7deedafbf5bb4899f2ae4dad781d21b931c2941ac3%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r734a07156abf332d5ab27fb91d9d962cacfef4f3681e44056f064fa8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f69885855126110e1e3f2fb2728e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
http server, virtualvault, webproxy, propack, vvos, openbsd
Vulnerable Versions:
1.3.26, 1.3.27, 1.3.28, 1.3.29, 1.3.31, 11.0.4, 2.0, 2.1, 1.3.26.1, 1.3.26.2, 2.4, 11.04, 3.4, 3.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 23rd, 2004
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.