CVE-2004-0493 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence

CVE Reference: CVE-2004-0493
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Description: The ap_get_mime_headers_core function in Apache httpd 2.0.49 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion), and possibly an integer signedness error leading to a heap-based buffer overflow on 64 bit systems, via long header lines with large numbers of space or tab characters.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: XF http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/16524 TRUSTIX http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0039/ REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-342.html MISC http://www.guninski.com/httpd1.html MANDRAKE http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:064 HP http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109181600614477&w=2 GENTOO http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-03.xml FULLDISC http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-June/023133.html CONFIRM http://www.apacheweek.com/features/security-20 BUGTRAQ http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=108853066800184&w=2 BID 10619

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