CVE-2004-0748

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 20.68% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory mandrakesecure.net Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_30_apache2.html vendor advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=130750 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0047/ vendor advisory broken link
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:096 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-21.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11126 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-349.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17200 vdb entry third party advisory
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0748?
CVE-2004-0748 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0748?
To fix CVE-2004-0748, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0748 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-0748 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~21% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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