Apache < 2.0.51 ${ENVVAR} Local Overflow

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2290

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote host is running a vulnerable version of Apache. It is reported that versions prior 2.0.51 are prone to a local buffer overflow when processing ${ENVVAR} constructs in .htaccess and httpd.conf files. An attacker with interactive access to the computer may use this flaw to execute arbitrary code in the context of the web server.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache 2.0.51 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2290

Family: Web Servers

Published: 9/15/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 14803

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 2.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0747, CVE-2004-0786, CVE-2004-0809, CVE-2004-0811

BID: 11239, 11182

Detections

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