CVE-2009-0023

Published: Jun 6, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119

4.3MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

The apr_strmatch_precompile function in strmatch/apr_strmatch.c in Apache APR-util before 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted input involving (1) a .htaccess file used with the Apache HTTP Server, (2) the SVNMasterURI directive in the mod_dav_svn module in the Apache HTTP Server, (3) the mod_apreq2 module for the Apache HTTP Server, or (4) an application that uses the libapreq2 library, which triggers a heap-based buffer underflow.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

apache

oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd

apr-util

OSS Libraries / generic-library

http serverOn-premWeb App

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/35487

secunia.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1812

debian.org

http://www.apache.org/dist/apr/CHANGES-APR-UTIL-1.3

apache.org

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