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Bug 63605 - Apache mod_ssl Can Be Crashed By Remote Users When Reverse Proxying SSL Connections
Summary: Apache mod_ssl Can Be Crashed By Remote Users When Reverse Proxying SSL Conne...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 62626
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Vulnerabilities (show other bugs)
Hardware: All All
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts...
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Reported: 2004-09-10 16:34 UTC by Tom Lynema
Modified: 2011-10-30 22:39 UTC (History)
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Attachments
The patch to fix the vulnerability (ssl_engine_io.c.patch,930 bytes, patch)
2004-09-10 16:35 UTC, Tom Lynema
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Description Tom Lynema 2004-09-10 16:34:42 UTC
SecurityTracker Alert ID:  1011213
SecurityTracker URL:  http://securitytracker.com/id?1011213
CVE Reference:  CAN-2004-0751   (Links to External Site)
OSVDB Reference:  9742   (Links to External Site)
Date:  Sep 10 2004
Impact:  Denial of service via network
Fix Available:  Yes   Exploit Included:  Yes   Vendor Confirmed:  Yes  
Version(s): 2.0.50
Description:  A vulnerability was reported in Apache mod_ssl when used as a reverse proxy. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions in a certain configuration.

M. "Alex" Hankins reported that a remote user can trigger a buffer overflow in char_buffer_read() when using a RewriteRule to reverse proxy SSL connections. A remote server can cause Apache to crash.
Impact:  A remote server can cause Apache to crash.
Solution:  A fix is available via CVS at:

http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/httpd-2.0/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_io.c?r1=1.125&r2=1.126
Vendor URL:  issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30134 (Links to External Site)
Cause:  Boundary error
Underlying OS:  Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
Underlying OS Comments:  Tested on Solaris

Message History:   None.
Comment 1 Tom Lynema 2004-09-10 16:35:46 UTC
Created attachment 39362 [details, diff]
The patch to fix the vulnerability
Comment 2 Thierry Carrez (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-09-11 02:48:46 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 62626 ***