CVE-2009-1890

Description

The stream_reqbody_cl function in mod_proxy_http.c in the mod_proxy module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.3.3, when a reverse proxy is configured, does not properly handle an amount of streamed data that exceeds the Content-Length value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted requests.

Risk Information

Base Score

8.6

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

21.558

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Update Apache to version 2.2.10	Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Apache 2.2.12	Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2009-1890 are affected in Oracle HTTP Server 7.1	Windows
Update Apache to version 2.2.10 (For Linux)	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234