CVE-2009-1903 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ModSecurity before version 2.5.8, affecting ModSecurity and Fedora distributions. An attacker can crash the Apache httpd server by requesting a PDF file with a non-GET HTTP method, bypassing the PDF XSS protection feature. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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