CVE-2009-1903

Publication date 3 June 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libapache-mod-security	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Ignored end of life
	8.10 intrepid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
libapache-mod-security	Upstream: http://mod-security.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mod-security/m2/trunk/apache2/pdf_protect.c?r1=1258&r2=1257&pathrev=1258

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1903