Buffer overflow in Apache HTTP Server
CVE-2004-0488
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ssl_util_uuencode_binary function in ssl_util.c for Apache mod_ssl, when mod_ssl is configured to trust the issuing CA, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a client certificate with a long subject DN.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.377 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.377 · newest: 0.377 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache HTTP Server
- Debian Linux — versions 3.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 2.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0031/ (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11458 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-342.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-245.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-05.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-405.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-816.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0488?
- CVE-2004-0488 is a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. Published 2004-07-07.
- Is CVE-2004-0488 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.