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CVE-2005-1268 json

Off-by-one error in the mod_ssl Certificate Revocation List (CRL) verification callback in Apache, when configured to use a CRL, allows rem…

published 2005-08-05 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1271

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.4%
EPSS 8.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Off-by-one error in the mod_ssl Certificate Revocation List (CRL) verification callback in Apache, when configured to use a CRL, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child process crash) via a CRL that causes a buffer overflow of one null byte.

Patch / fix

  • apache2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.0.54-5

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1268

  • httpd RHEL 3 2.0.46-46.2.ent
  • httpd RHEL 4 2.0.52-12.1.ent
  • mod_ssl RHEL 3 1:2.0.46-46.2.ent
  • mod_ssl RHEL 4 1:2.0.52-12.1.ent
  • httpd-manual RHEL 4 2.0.52-12.1.ent
  • httpd-suexec RHEL 4 2.0.52-12.1.ent

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:582

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-1268 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 httpd 2.0.46-46.2.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.46-46.2.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 httpd 2.0.46-46.2.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.46-46.2.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 httpd 2.0.52-12.1.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.52-12.1.ent, httpd-manual 2.0.52-12.1.ent, httpd-suexec 2.0.52-12.1.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 httpd 2.0.52-12.1.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.52-12.1.ent, httpd-manual 2.0.52-12.1.ent, httpd-suexec 2.0.52-12.1.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 httpd 2.0.46-46.2.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.46-46.2.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 httpd 2.0.52-12.1.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.52-12.1.ent, httpd-manual 2.0.52-12.1.ent, httpd-suexec 2.0.52-12.1.ent
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 httpd 2.0.46-46.2.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.46-46.2.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 httpd 2.0.52-12.1.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.52-12.1.ent, httpd-manual 2.0.52-12.1.ent, httpd-suexec 2.0.52-12.1.ent
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:582

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Exploit prediction

8.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

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