oss-security - CVE-2006-20001: Apache HTTP Server: mod_dav out of bounds read, or write of zero byte

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Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 19:06:20 +0000
From: Eric Covener <covener@...che.org>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: CVE-2006-20001: Apache HTTP Server: mod_dav out of  bounds read,
 or write of zero byte 

Severity: moderate

Description:

A carefully crafted If: request header can cause a memory read, or write of a single zero byte, in a pool (heap) memory location beyond the header value sent. This could cause the process to crash.

This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.54 and earlier.

References:

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
https://httpd.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-20001

Timeline:

2006-10-31: Described in first edition of "The Art of Software Security Assessment"
2022-08-10: Reported to security team

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