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CVE-2009-1890 Details

Description

The stream_reqbody_cl function in mod_proxy_http.c in the mod_proxy module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.3.3, when a reverse proxy is configured, does not properly handle an amount of streamed data that exceeds the Content-Length value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted requests.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html	CVE	Broken LinkMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00006.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129190899612998&w=2	CVE	Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/55553	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35691	CVE	Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35721	CVE	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35793	CVE	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35865	CVE	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/37152	CVE	Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37221	CVE	Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-04.xml	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7dd6be4dc38148704f2edafb44a8712abaa3a2be120d6c3314d55919%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r84d043c2115176958562133d96d851495d712aa49da155d81f6733be%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rad01d817195e6cc871cb1d73b207ca326379a20a6e7f30febaf56d24%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb33be0aa9bd8cac9536293e3821dcd4cf8180ad95a8036eedd46365e%40%3Cusers.mina.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc4c53a0d57b2771ecd4b965010580db355e38137c8711311ee1073a8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12330	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8616	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9403	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1148.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937	CVE	Broken Link
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/CHANGES?r1=790587&r2=790586&pathrev=790587	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/CHANGES?revision=790587	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c?r1=790587&r2=790586&pathrev=790587	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=790587	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01363.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0142	CVE	Broken Link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK91259	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK99480	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1834	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:149	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1156.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507852/100/0/threaded	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507857/100/0/threaded	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35565	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022509	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-802-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184	CVE	Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html	[email protected]	Broken LinkMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00006.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129190899612998&w=2	[email protected]	Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/55553	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35691	[email protected]	Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35721	[email protected]	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35793	[email protected]	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35865	[email protected]	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/37152	[email protected]	Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37221	[email protected]	Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-04.xml	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7dd6be4dc38148704f2edafb44a8712abaa3a2be120d6c3314d55919%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r84d043c2115176958562133d96d851495d712aa49da155d81f6733be%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rad01d817195e6cc871cb1d73b207ca326379a20a6e7f30febaf56d24%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb33be0aa9bd8cac9536293e3821dcd4cf8180ad95a8036eedd46365e%40%3Cusers.mina.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc4c53a0d57b2771ecd4b965010580db355e38137c8711311ee1073a8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12330	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8616	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9403	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1148.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/CHANGES?r1=790587&r2=790586&pathrev=790587	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/CHANGES?revision=790587	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c?r1=790587&r2=790586&pathrev=790587	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=790587	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01363.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0142	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK91259	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK99480	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1834	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:149	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1156.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507852/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507857/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35565	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022509	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-802-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184	[email protected]	Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory

see all 98 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-400	Uncontrolled Resource Consumption	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apache http server	>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.12
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora	11
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:11:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	4.0 5.0 6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	6.06 8.04 8.10 9.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux desktop	5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux eus	5.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server	5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server aus	5.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:5.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux workstation	5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

19 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jul 14, 2021	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 6, 2021	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 3, 2021	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 30, 2021	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 30, 2021	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 1, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 1, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 15, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 30, 2018	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 6, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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