CVE-2009-1955

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

1.0

Description

The expat XML parser in the apr_xml_* interface in xml/apr_xml.c in Apache APR-util before 1.3.7, as used in the mod_dav and mod_dav_svn modules in the Apache HTTP Server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, as demonstrated by a PROPFIND request, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-8842 dos multiple verified

kingcope · 2009-06-01

Apache mod_dav / svn - Remote Denial of Service

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`1.3.7+dfsg-1`
sid	Fixed	`1.3.7+dfsg-1`
forky	Fixed	`1.3.7+dfsg-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`1.3.7+dfsg-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`1.3.7+dfsg-1`

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1955

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.