CVE-2006-3747
highpriority · attend · 74EPSS 0.966 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
Off-by-one error in the ldap scheme handling in the Rewrite module (mod_rewrite) in Apache 1.3 from 1.3.28, 2.0.46 and other versions before 2.0.59, and 2.2, when RewriteEngine is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted URLs that are not properly handled using certain rewrite rules.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (6)
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- EDB-16752Apache mod_rewrite - LDAP protocol Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-2237Apache < 1.3.37/2.0.59/2.2.3 mod_rewrite - Remote Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-3680Apache mod_rewrite (Windows x86) - Off-by-One Remote Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-3996Apache 2.0.58 mod_rewrite (Windows 2003) - Remote Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (9)
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also known as (6)
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sources
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references (180)
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- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562enisa_euvd
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01118771enisa_euvd
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01428449enisa_euvd
- http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_68_8653.shtmenisa_euvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/048267.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/048271.htmlenisa_euvd
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