CVE-2004-0492 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow in the mod_proxy module of Apache HTTP Server versions 1.3.25 through 1.3.31, also affecting products from HP, IBM, OpenBSD, and SGI. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 10.0, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted HTTP request with a negative Content-Length header. Despite its high severity and potential for remote code execution, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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