# CVE-2010-0010: Integer overflow in the ap\_proxy\_send\_fb function in proxy/proxy\_util.c in mod\_proxy in the Apache HTTP Server before 1.3.42 on 64-bit platf

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-02-02 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the ap_proxy_send_fb function in proxy/proxy_util.c in mod_proxy in the Apache HTTP Server before 1.3.42 on 64-bit platforms allows remote origin servers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large chunk size that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0240
- http://httpd.apache.org/dev/dist/CHANGES_1.3.42
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7923
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39656
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38319
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55941
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-01/0589.html
- http://blog.pi3.com.pl/?p=69
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509185/100/0/threaded
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html
- http://site.pi3.com.pl/adv/mod_proxy.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37966
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1001-exploits/modproxy-overflow.txt
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023533
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1001
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb7c64aeea604bf948467d9d1cab8ff23fa7d002be1964bcc275aae7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2295080a257bad27ea68ca0af12fc715577f9e84801eae116a33107e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rad2acee3ab838b52c04a0698b1728a9a43467bf365bd481c993c535d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f69885855126110e1e3f2fb2728e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

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