CVE-2004-0748 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU exhaustion by aborting SSL connections, affecting Apache mod_ssl.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-0748?
CVE-2004-0748 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 10 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0748?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (16)
httpd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.0.46-38.ent |
httpd-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.0.46-38.ent |
httpd-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.0.46-38.ent |
mod_ssl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 1:2.0.46-38.ent |
httpd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.0.46-38.ent |
httpd-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.0.46-38.ent |
httpd-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.0.46-38.ent |
mod_ssl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 1:2.0.46-38.ent |
httpd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.0.46-38.ent |
httpd-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.0.46-38.ent |
httpd-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.0.46-38.ent |
mod_ssl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 1:2.0.46-38.ent |
httpd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.0.46-38.ent |
httpd-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.0.46-38.ent |
httpd-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.0.46-38.ent |
mod_ssl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 1:2.0.46-38.ent |
Products include Apache Http Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0748?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-0748 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0748 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Http Server
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0748, GHSA-4v97-3733-h7mw, RHSA-2004:349.