National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-0700
Original release date:07/27/2004
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Format string vulnerability in the mod_proxy hook functions function in ssl_engine_log.c in mod_ssl before 2.8.19 for Apache before 1.3.31 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary messages via format string specifiers in certain log messages for HTTPS that are handled by the ssl_log function.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0 incomplete approximation):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#303448
Name: VU#303448
Type: Advisory
External Source: XF
Name: apache-modssl-format-string(16705)
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FLSA:1888
External Source: BID
Name: 10736
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2004:408
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2004:405
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 7929
External Source: MANDRAKE
Name: MDKSA-2004:075
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-532
External Source: MISC
Name: http://virulent.siyahsapka.org/
External Source: MISC
Name: http://packetstormsecurity.org/0407-advisories/modsslFormat.txt
External Source: MLIST
Name: [apache-modssl] 20040716 [ANNOUNCE] mod_ssl 2.8.19 for Apache 1.3.31
Type: Advisory
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-177-1
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20040716 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.032] OpenPKG Security Advisory (apache)
External Source: CONECTIVA
Name: CLA-2004:857