Off-by-one Error Affecting apache/httpd package, versions [2.0.35,2.0.55)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.14% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-APACHEHTTPD-3007381
  • published12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed5 Aug 2005
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 5 Aug 2005

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

How to fix?

Upgrade apache/httpd to version 2.0.55 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Off-by-one Error. 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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