CVE-2004-0492

N/A Unknown
Published: August 06, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040605-01-U.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108711172710140&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-245.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2004/Jun/0296.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/11841
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101555-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101841-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57628-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-525
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.guninski.com/modproxy1.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/541310
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:065
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1737
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16387
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r734a07156abf332d5ab27fb91d9d962cacfef4f3681e44056f064fa8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd65d8ba68ba17e7deedafbf5bb4899f2ae4dad781d21b931c2941ac3%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re895fc1736d25c8cf57e102c871613b8aeec9ea26fd8a44e7942b5ab%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f69885855126110e1e3f2fb2728e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100112
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4863
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040605-01-U.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108711172710140&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-245.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2004/Jun/0296.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/11841
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101555-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101841-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57628-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-525
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.guninski.com/modproxy1.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/541310
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:065
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1737
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16387
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r734a07156abf332d5ab27fb91d9d962cacfef4f3681e44056f064fa8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd65d8ba68ba17e7deedafbf5bb4899f2ae4dad781d21b931c2941ac3%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re895fc1736d25c8cf57e102c871613b8aeec9ea26fd8a44e7942b5ab%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f69885855126110e1e3f2fb2728e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100112
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4863
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

48 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
23.7%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

ibm apache openbsd sgi hp