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CVE-2009-1903

The PDF XSS protection feature in ModSecurity before 2.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Apache

The PDF XSS protection feature in ModSecurity before 2.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Apache httpd crash) via a request for a PDF file that does not use the GET method.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.01916
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

2
trustwave modsecurity< 2.5.8
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD03 Jun 2009 · 05:00 PM
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References & Sources

11
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/34256Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34311Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35687Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-02.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=667538Broken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/52552Broken Link
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