CVE-2009-1956

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-1956
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-06-08 01:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionOff-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Apr-util All All All All
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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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Bug 504390 – CVE-2009-1956 apr-util single NULL byte buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
USN-787-1: Apache vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:131 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
[Apache-SVN] Revision 768417 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
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IBM PK99478: 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
Apache APR-util Library Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
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Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Apache APR-util 'apr_brigade_vprintf' Off By One Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
IBM WebSphere Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
About Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
IBM Fix list for IBM WebSphere Application Server V7.0 - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request (apr-util) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Patch
Apache APR-util Library Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Gentoo update for apr-util - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: apr-util-1.2.12-7.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-786-1: apr-util vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:150 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
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 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: apr-util-1.3.7-1.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2013 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02612 SSRT100345 rev.1 - HP-UX Apache-based Web Server, Local Information' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required
Re: Buffer overflow in apr_brigade_vprintf() ? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mail-archive.com
PK91241: Z/OS IBM HTTP SERVER FOR WEBSPHERE (POWERED BY APACHE) FIX PACK 6.1.0.27 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
Fedora update for apr-util - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Red Hat update for httpd - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Ubuntu update for apache2 - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Red Hat update for apr-util - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Buffer overflow in apr_brigade_vprintf() ? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mail-archive.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: apr-util-1.3.7-1.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- APR Utility Library: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Buffer overflow in apr_brigade_vprintf() ? MITRE www.mail-archive.com
Re: Buffer overflow in apr_brigade_vprintf() ? MITRE www.mail-archive.com
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