55553 : Apache HTTP Server mod_proxy Module mod_proxy_http.c stream_reqbody_cl Function CPU Consumption DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2009-07-02	2009-07-02

Keywords

c02579879, HPSBUX02612, SSRT100345

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-1890" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : The stream_reqbody_cl function in mod_proxy_http.c in the mod_proxy module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.3.3, when a reverse proxy is configured, does not properly handle an amount of streamed data that exceeds the Content-Length value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted requests.

Classification

Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Patch / RCS
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2009-1890 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 35691 35721 35793 35813 35865 36545 36619 37152 37313 41884 42514
Bugtraq ID: 36254
Other Advisory URL: http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_the_apache
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02579879
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2009/msg00148.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00006.html
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/CHANGES?r1=790587&r2=790586&pathrev=790587
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/CHANGES?revision=790587
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c?r1=790587&r2=790586&pathrev=790587
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=790587
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2009-July/000931.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01363.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24023947
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200907-04.xml
News Article: http://www.scmagazineus.com/Apple-distributes-whopper-of-security-update/article/157531/
RedHat RHSA: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1148.html

Tools & Filters

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Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-07-06 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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