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CVE-2009-0023

Published: Jun 6, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
8.5%
Top 5.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:NA:P
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

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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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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