CVE-2004-0493

Severity

64%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

81%

The ap_get_mime_headers_core function in Apache httpd 2.0.49 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion), and possibly an integer signedness error leading to a heap-based buffer overflow on 64 bit systems, via long header lines with large numbers of space or tab characters.

The ap_get_mime_headers_core function in Apache httpd 2.0.49 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion), and possibly an integer signedness error leading to a heap-based buffer overflow on 64 bit systems, via long header lines with large numbers of space or tab characters.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.4. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 20 years ago

2004-08-06 04:00:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-10-11 01:29:00

Affected Software

Avaya Converged Communications Server 2.0

2.0

Gentoo Linux 1.4

1.4

Trustix Secure Linux 1.5

1.5

Trustix Secure Linux 2.0

2.0

Trustix Secure Linux 2.1

2.1

Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server 2.0.47

2.0.47

Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server 2.0.48

2.0.48

Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server 2.0.49

2.0.49

IBM IBM HTTP Server 2.0.42

2.0.42

IBM IBM HTTP Server 2.0.42.1

2.0.42.1

IBM IBM HTTP Server 2.0.42.2

2.0.42.2

IBM IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47

2.0.47

IBM IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47.1

2.0.47.1

References

20040628 DoS in apache httpd 2.0.49, yet still apache much better than windows

20040629 TSSA-2004-012 - apache

SSRT4777

GLSA-200407-03

http://www.apacheweek.com/features/security-20

http://www.guninski.com/httpd1.html

MDKSA-2004:064

RHSA-2004:342

10619

Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

2004-0039

apache-apgetmimeheaderscore-dos(16524)

[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html

[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html

[httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html

[httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10605

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