7.6 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.974 High
EPSS
Percentile
99.9%
Added: 06/22/2007
CVE: CVE-2006-3747
BID: 19204
OSVDB: 27588
mod_rewrite is an Apache module which allows rule-based modification of URL requests.
An off-by-one buffer overflow vulnerability in mod_rewrite allows command execution when the **escape_absolute_uri**
function attempts to separate tokens within an LDAP URL.
Upgrade to Apache HTTP Server version 1.3.37, 2.0.59, or 2.2.3 or higher.
<http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0514.html>
<http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395412>
Exploit works on Apache HTTP Server 2.0.58. The vulnerability is only exploitable when there exists a rule where the user can control the initial part of the rewritten URL. The rule must not contain a forbidden or gone flag [F or G] or the βnoescapeβ [NE] flag.
Windows