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CVE-2004-0748

mod_ssl in Apache 2.0.50 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by aborting

mod_ssl in Apache 2.0.50 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by aborting an SSL connection in a way that causes an Apache child process to enter an infinite loop.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.18763
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
apache http server>= 2.0.35 and < 2.0.51
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Scoring & Timeline

5
MEDIUM · 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:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD20 Oct 2004 · 04:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2004:349Important
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-21.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:096Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_30_apache2.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-349.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0047/Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=130750Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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