Intrusion PreventionApache.mod_ssl.ssl_util_uuencode_binary.Buffer.Overflow
Description
This indicates an attempt to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in Apache mod_ssl.
The "ssl_util_uuencode_binary" function in "ssl_util.c" for Apache mod_ssl has a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system via a client certificate with a long subject DN.
Affected Products
mod_ssl 2.8.16 and prior.
Impact
System compromise: remote code execution.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to the latest version, available from the following web site:
http://www.apache.org/
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 14715 |
| Created | Jun 29, 2007 |
| Updated | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2004-0488 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 57.48% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, Linux, BSD, Solaris, Other |
| Affected App | Apache |