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CVE-2004-0748

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Oct 20, 2004 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0748
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

mod_ssl in Apache 2.0.50 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by aborting an SSL connection in a way that causes an Apache child process to enter an infinite loop.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Http_serverApache2.0.35 (including)2.0.51 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHathttpd-0:2.0.46-38.ent*
Apache2Ubuntudapper*
Apache2Ubuntudevel*
Apache2Ubuntuedgy*
Apache2Ubuntufeisty*

References

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