GHSA-43R8-MVRP-6Q9C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 05:28 – Updated: 2025-04-11 03:52The ap_pregsub function in server/util.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.x through 2.0.64 and 2.2.x through 2.2.21, when the mod_setenvif module is enabled, does not restrict the size of values of environment variables, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or NULL pointer dereference) via a .htaccess file with a crafted SetEnvIf directive, in conjunction with a crafted HTTP request header, related to (1) the "len +=" statement and (2) the apr_pcalloc function call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3607.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2011-4415"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-20"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2011-11-08T11:55:00Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "The ap_pregsub function in server/util.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.x through 2.0.64 and 2.2.x through 2.2.21, when the mod_setenvif module is enabled, does not restrict the size of values of environment variables, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or NULL pointer dereference) via a .htaccess file with a crafted SetEnvIf directive, in conjunction with a crafted HTTP request header, related to (1) the \"len +=\" statement and (2) the apr_pcalloc function call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3607.",
"id": "GHSA-43r8-mvrp-6q9c",
"modified": "2025-04-11T03:52:44Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T05:28:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4415"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/apache/dev/403775"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2011/ApacheModSetEnvIfIntegerOverflow"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2011/ApacheModSetEnvIfIntegerOverflow/DemoExploit.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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