CVE-2004-0492
highpriority · attend · 52EPSS 0.336 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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affected products (18)
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also known as (2)
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references (46)
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- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108711172710140&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-245.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2004/Jun/0296.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11841enisa_euvd
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101555-1enisa_euvd
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101841-1enisa_euvd
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57628-1enisa_euvd
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