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CVE-2009-1956

Published: Jun 6, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-189
6.4MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
12.0%
Top 4.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Off-by-one error in the apr_brigade_vprintf function in Apache APR-util before 1.3.5 on big-endian platforms allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted input.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected Products

apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
apr-util
OSS Libraries / generic-library
http serverOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
lists.apple.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129190899612998&w=2
marc.info
http://secunia.com/advisories/34724
secunia.com
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