CVE-2011-4415
lowpriority · track · 16EPSS 0.030 · 87 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The ap_pregsub function in server/util.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.x through 2.0.64 and 2.2.x through 2.2.21, when the mod_setenvif module is enabled, does not restrict the size of values of environment variables, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or NULL pointer dereference) via a .htaccess file with a crafted SetEnvIf directive, in conjunction with a crafted HTTP request header, related to (1) the "len +=" statement and (2) the apr_pcalloc function call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3607.
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references (11)
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- http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/apache/dev/403775cnnvd
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2011/ApacheModSetEnvIfIntegerOverflow/cnnvd
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2011/ApacheModSetEnvIfIntegerOverflow/DemoExploit.htmlcnnvd
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041enisa_euvd
- http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/apache/dev/403775enisa_euvd
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2011/ApacheModSetEnvIfIntegerOverflow/enisa_euvd
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2011/ApacheModSetEnvIfIntegerOverflow/DemoExploit.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041nvd
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