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Medium
CVE-2009-1903
The PDF XSS protection feature in ModSecurity before 2.5.8 allows...
Vulnerability Description
The PDF XSS protection feature in ModSecurity before 2.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Apache httpd crash) via a request for a PDF file that does not use the GET method.
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
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00487.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/52552
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-02.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34256
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35687
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34311
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00529.html
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=667538
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49211
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0703
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34096
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
modsecurity, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 9, 10
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 3rd, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.