National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-2680
Original release date:12/31/2004
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
mod_python (libapache2-mod-python) 3.1.4 and earlier does not properly handle when output filters process more than 16384 bytes, which can cause filter.read to return portions of previously freed memory.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
- Official Statement from Red Hat (05/21/2009)
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Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2004-2680
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://launchpad.net/bugs/89308
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MLIST
Name: [httpd-python-dev] 20040416 patch for filterobject.c
External Source: MLIST
Name: [httpd-python-dev] 20040416 possible bug in filter.write()
External Source: MLIST
Name: [httpd-python-dev] 20040416 Re: possible bug in filter.write()
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1105
External Source: XF
Name: modpython-outputfilter-info-disclosure(14751)
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-430-1
External Source: BID
Name: 22849
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20070307 rPSA-2007-0051-1 mod_python
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-0846
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/mod_python/trunk/src/filterobject.c?r1=102649&r2=103561&pathrev=103561
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24424
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24418