CVE-2004-0488

N/A
Published: May 28, 2004 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM UTC
4 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 38%

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ssl_util_uuencode_binary function in ssl_util.c for Apache mod_ssl, when mod_ssl is configured to trust the issuing CA, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a client certificate with a long subject DN.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.0.35 ≤ v < 2.0.50
Affected range stops below 2.0.50, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (31)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021610.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108567431823750&w=2
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108619129727620&w=2
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109181600614477&w=2
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109215056218824&w=2
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-245.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-05.xml

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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