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CVE-2005-3357 json

mod_ssl in Apache 2.0 up to 2.0.55, when configured with an SSL vhost with access control and a custom error 400 error page, allows remote…

published 2005-12-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3356

cvss
5.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
24.3%
EPSS 24.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

mod_ssl in Apache 2.0 up to 2.0.55, when configured with an SSL vhost with access control and a custom error 400 error page, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a non-SSL request to an SSL port, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Patch / fix

  • apache2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.0.55-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3357

  • httpd RHEL 3 2.0.46-56.ent
  • httpd RHEL 4 2.0.52-22.ent
  • mod_ssl RHEL 3 1:2.0.46-56.ent
  • mod_ssl RHEL 4 1:2.0.52-22.ent
  • httpd-manual RHEL 4 2.0.52-22.ent
  • httpd-suexec RHEL 4 2.0.52-22.ent

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0159

  • apache2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.4.49-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10623-1

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-2005-3357 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 httpd 2.0.46-56.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.46-56.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 httpd 2.0.46-56.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.46-56.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 httpd 2.0.52-22.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.52-22.ent, httpd-manual 2.0.52-22.ent, httpd-suexec 2.0.52-22.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 httpd 2.0.52-22.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.52-22.ent, httpd-manual 2.0.52-22.ent, httpd-suexec 2.0.52-22.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 httpd 2.0.46-56.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.46-56.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 httpd 2.0.52-22.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.52-22.ent, httpd-manual 2.0.52-22.ent, httpd-suexec 2.0.52-22.ent
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 httpd 2.0.46-56.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.46-56.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 httpd 2.0.52-22.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.52-22.ent, httpd-manual 2.0.52-22.ent, httpd-suexec 2.0.52-22.ent
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0159

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Exploit prediction

24.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.4 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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