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CVE-2004-0488

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ssl_util_uuencode_binary function in ssl_util.c for Apache mod_ssl, when mod_ssl is c

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ssl_util_uuencode_binary function in ssl_util.c for Apache mod_ssl, when mod_ssl is configured to trust the issuing CA, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a client certificate with a long subject DN.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.62663
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

Weakness Classification

Affected Products & Versions

4

Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD07 Jul 2004 · 04:00 AM

Vendor Advisories

5
rhsaRHSA-2008:0523Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2005:816Important
rhsaRHSA-2004:405Important
rhsaRHSA-2004:342Important
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References & Sources

31
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108567431823750&w=2Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108619129727620&w=2Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109181600614477&w=2Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109215056218824&w=2Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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