CVE-2009-1955
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (apr-util) | RHSA-2009:1107 | 2009-06-16 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 for RHEL 4 AS (httpd22) | RHSA-2009:1160 | 2009-07-17 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS | RHSA-2010:0602 | 2010-08-04 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (httpd) | RHSA-2009:1108 | 2009-06-16 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (apr-util) | RHSA-2009:1107 | 2009-06-16 |
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