CVE-2009-1956

N/A

Published: June 6, 2009 at 06:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:08 PM UTC

3 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxHTTP ServerApr Util

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 12%

Description

Off-by-one error in the apr_brigade_vprintf function in Apache APR-util before 1.3.5 on big-endian platforms allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted input.

Affected

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

Apr Util · Apache

95%

v ≤ 1.3.4

HTTP Server · Apache

95%

2.2.0 ≤ v < 2.2.12

Affected range stops below 2.2.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Ubuntu Linux · Canonicalrubygems

95%

6.06 8.04 8.10 9.04

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (51)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPMailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129190899612998&w=2