CVE-2004-0786 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Apache child processes via malformed IPv6 URIs in the apr-util library, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2004-0786?

CVE-2004-0786 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 17 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The IPv6 URI parsing routines in the apr-util library for Apache 2.0.50 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child process crash) via a certain URI, as demonstrated using the Codenomicon HTTP Test Tool.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0786?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0786?

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-2004-0786 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0786 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0786, GHSA-p82f-x8x2-gj7g.

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