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Apache mod_ssl < 2.8.10 Off-by-one Overflow

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1512

Synopsis

The remote server is running a web server that is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The remote Apache server is running a version of mod_ssl which contains a off-by-one buffer overflow. An attacker with write access to a .htacess file could exploit this bug to execute arbitrary code on this host with the privileges the web server is running.

Solution

Upgrade to mod_ssl 2.8.10 or higher.

See Also

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=vuln-dev&m=102477330617604&w=2

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=102513970919836&w=2

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1512

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 11039

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:http_server

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0653

BID: 5084