Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2004-0492 First vendor Publication 2004-08-06
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2023-11-07

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 10 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0492

CAPEC : Common Attack Pattern Enumeration & Classification

Id Name
CAPEC-47 Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100112
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100112
Title: Apache mod_proxy Content-Length Header Buffer Overflow
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2004-0492
 Version: 2
Platform(s): Sun Solaris 8
Sun Solaris 9
 Product(s): Apache httpd
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4863
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4863
Title: Apache Mod_Proxy Remote Negative Content-Length Buffer Overflow
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2004-0492
 Version: 1
Platform(s): Sun Solaris 8
Sun Solaris 9
 Product(s): Apache
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 5
Application 1
Application 2
Application 4
Application 1
Os 1
Os 3

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-06-03 Name : Solaris Update for Apache Security 113146-12
File : nvt/gb_solaris_113146_12.nasl
2009-06-03 Name : Solaris Update for Apache Security 114145-11
File : nvt/gb_solaris_114145_11.nasl
2009-06-03 Name : Solaris Update for Apache 116973-07
File : nvt/gb_solaris_116973_07.nasl
2009-06-03 Name : Solaris Update for Apache 116974-07
File : nvt/gb_solaris_116974_07.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200406-16 (Apache)
File : nvt/glsa_200406_16.nasl
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: apache
File : nvt/freebsd_apache2.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 525-1 (apache)
File : nvt/deb_525_1.nasl
2005-11-03 Name : Apache mod_proxy content-length buffer overflow
File : nvt/apache_mod_proxy_buff_overflow.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-299-01 apache, mod_ssl, php
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2004_299_01.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-305-01 apache+mod_ssl
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2004_305_01.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
6839 Apache HTTP Server mod_proxy Content-Length Overflow

Apache contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a malicious user sends a "Content-Length:" header that contains a large negative value through the mod_proxy module, and will result in loss of availability for the service.

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2014-01-10 server negative Content-Length attempt
RuleID : 2580-community - Revision : 11 - Type : SERVER-WEBAPP
2014-01-10 server negative Content-Length attempt
RuleID : 2580 - Revision : 11 - Type : SERVER-WEBAPP

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2009-04-23 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_ca6c8f350a5f11d9ad6f00061bc2ad93.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-07-13 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2004-299-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-12-02 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes a security issue.
File : macosx_SecUpd20041202.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-10-25 Name : The remote web server is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
File : apache_mod_proxy_buff_overflow.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-10-17 Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 116973-07
File : solaris8_116973.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-10-17 Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 116974-07
File : solaris8_x86_116974.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-09-29 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-525.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-08-30 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200406-16.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-07-31 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2004-065.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-07-12 Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 113146-13
File : solaris9_113146.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-07-12 Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 114145-12
File : solaris9_x86_114145.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-07-06 Name : The remote host is using an unsupported version of Mac OS X.
File : macosx_version.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-07-06 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2004-245.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab3...
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r734a07156abf332d5ab27fb91d9d962cacfef4f...
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f...
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd65d8ba68ba17e7deedafbf5bb4899f2ae4dad7...
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re895fc1736d25c8cf57e102c871613b8aeec9ea...
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f6988585512...
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f...
Source Url
BUGTRAQ http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108711172710140&w=2
CERT-VN http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/541310
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-525
FEDORA https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1737
FULLDISC http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2004/Jun/0296.html
HP http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
MANDRAKE http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:065
MISC http://www.guninski.com/modproxy1.html
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
REDHAT http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-245.html
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/11841
SGI ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040605-01-U.asc
SUNALERT http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101555-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101841-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57628-1
XF https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16387

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