CVE-2009-1890

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-1890
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-07-05 16:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-400 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Http Server All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 11 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 5.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 5.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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504 Gateway Time-out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb33be0aa9bd8cac9536293e3821dcd4cf8180ad95a8036ee... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Apache mod_proxy stream_reqbody_cl() Infinite Loop Lets Remote Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Gentoo update for apache - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Apache: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Apache mod_proxy Reverse Proxy Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
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IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
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USN-802-1: Apache vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Apache and libapr (SUSE- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[Apache-SVN] Diff of /httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Red Hat update for httpd - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
osvdb.org/55553 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
IBM PK99480: SHIP APAR FIXES FOR H28W700 FIX PACK 7.0.0.7. - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1834-1 apache2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: httpd-2.2.13-1.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
About Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/CHANGES af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:150 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Debian update for apache2 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1 Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Broken Link, Mailing List
Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2013 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Advisories:rPSA-2009-0142 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com Broken Link
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02612 SSRT100345 rev.1 - HP-UX Apache-based Web Server, Local Information' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
SUSE update for apache2 and libapr1 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
[Apache-SVN] Diff of /httpd/httpd/trunk/CHANGES af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
[Apache-SVN] Revision 790587 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
IBM PK91259: CVE-2009-1890 mod_proxy_http - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2009-1890 MITRE access.redhat.com
509375 – (CVE-2009-1890) CVE-2009-1890 httpd: mod_proxy reverse proxy DoS (infinite loop) MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 901993 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for httpd (9755)
  • 902004 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for httpd (9785)
  • 904505 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for httpd (9785-1)
  • 904538 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for httpd (9755-1)

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