CVE-2009-1903
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.3
4.3CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The PDF XSS protection feature in ModSecurity before 2.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Apache httpd crash) via a request for a PDF file that does not use the GET method.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34256Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34311Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35687Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-02.xmlAdvisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=667538
- http://www.osvdb.org/52552
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34096Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0703Advisory