CVE-2009-1903

Published: Jun 3, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The PDF XSS protection feature in ModSecurity before 2.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Apache httpd crash) via a request for a PDF file that does not use the GET method.

Affected (3)

Products: Trustwave: Modsecurity · Fedoraproject: Fedora

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Trustwave Modsecurity	Before 2.5.8

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 10
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 9

References (22)

http://secunia.com/advisories/34256

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34311

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35687

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-02.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=667538

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.osvdb.org/52552

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34096

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0703

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49211

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00487.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00529.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34256