CVE-2009-1890

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    CVE-2009-1890

    Published: 5 Jul 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The stream_reqbody_cl function in mod_proxy_http.c in the mod_proxy module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.3.3, when a reverse proxy is configured, does not properly handle an amount of streamed data that exceeds the Content-Length value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted requests.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00006.html, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129190899612998&w=2, http://secunia.com/advisories/35691, http://secunia.com/advisories/35721, http://secunia.com/advisories/35793, http://secunia.com/advisories/35865, http://secunia.com/advisories/37152, http://secunia.com/advisories/37221, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-04.xml, http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/CHANGES?r1=790587&r2=790586&pathrev=790587, http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/CHANGES?revision=790587, http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c?r1=790587&r2=790586&pathrev=790587, http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=790587, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK91259, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK99480, http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1834, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:149, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1156.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507852/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507857/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35565, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022509, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-802-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12330, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8616, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9403, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1148.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01363.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00006.html, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129190899612998&w=2, http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/CHANGES?r1=790587&r2=790586&pathrev=790587, http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c?r1=790587&r2=790586&pathrev=790587, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129190899612998&w=2, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html, http://osvdb.org/55553, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937, http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0142, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022509, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7dd6be4dc38148704f2edafb44a8712abaa3a2be120d6c3314d55919%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r84d043c2115176958562133d96d851495d712aa49da155d81f6733be%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rad01d817195e6cc871cb1d73b207ca326379a20a6e7f30febaf56d24%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb33be0aa9bd8cac9536293e3821dcd4cf8180ad95a8036eedd46365e%40%3Cusers.mina.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc4c53a0d57b2771ecd4b965010580db355e38137c8711311ee1073a8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High