CVE-2004-0488 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Stack-based buffer overflow in the ssl_util_uuencode_binary)
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ssl_util_uuencode_binary function in ssl_util.c for Apache mod_ssl, when mod_ssl is configured to trust the issuing CA, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a client certificate with a long subject DN.
| CVE ID | CVE-2004-0488 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | CWE-787 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2004-07-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Stack-based buffer overflow in the ssl_util_uuencode_binary function in ssl_util.c for Apache mod_ssl, when mod_ssl is configured to trust the issuing CA, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a client certificate with a long subject DN. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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