Description

This alert was generated using only banner information. It may be a false positive.

Apache mod_rewrite is prone to an off-by-one buffer-overflow condition. The vulnerability arising in the mod_rewrite module's ldap scheme handling allows for potential memory corruption when an attacker exploits certain rewrite rules.

Affected Apache versions:
  • Apache 1.3.28 - 1.3.36 with mod_rewrite
  • Apache 2.2.0 - 2.2.2 with mod_rewrite
  • Apache 2.0.46 - 2.0.58 with mod_rewrite

Remediation

Upgrade Apache to the latest version.

References

BID 19204

Apache homepage

VU#395412

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2006-3747 CWE-189 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Code Execution Missing Update