Off-by-one Error Affecting apache2 package, versions <2.0.54-5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.8% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-APACHE2-391655
  • published5 Aug 2005
  • disclosed5 Aug 2005

Introduced: 5 Aug 2005

CVE-2005-1268  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-193  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 apache2 to version 2.0.54-5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apache2 package and not the apache2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Off-by-one error in the mod_ssl Certificate Revocation List (CRL) verification callback in Apache, when configured to use a CRL, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child process crash) via a CRL that causes a buffer overflow of one null byte.

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