CVE-2005-1268

Description

Off-by-one error in the mod_ssl Certificate Revocation List (CRL) verification callback in Apache, when configured to use a CRL, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child process crash) via a CRL that causes a buffer overflow of one null byte.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.27% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory sun.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_46_apache.html vendor advisory broken link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm third party advisory
http://lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html vendor advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1714 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428138/100/0/threaded vendor advisory third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:129 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19185 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/604 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9589 signature third party advisory vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1747 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19072 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-582.html patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14366 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-805 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=163013 third party advisory issue tracking
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102198-1 vendor advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1346 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0789 third party advisory vdb entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1268?
CVE-2005-1268 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1268?
To fix CVE-2005-1268, 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-2005-1268 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-1268 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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