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CVE-2008-0005 Detail

Description

mod_proxy_ftp in Apache 2.2.x before 2.2.7-dev, 2.0.x before 2.0.62-dev, and 1.3.x before 1.3.40-dev does not define a charset, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks using UTF-7 encoding.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Apache (07/02/2008)

Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.8 and 2.0.63: http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_20.html

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 Broken Link 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html Broken Link  Mailing List 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00004.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000062.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 Issue Tracking  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 Issue Tracking  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2 Issue Tracking  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-19.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/49 Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3526 Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-032.htm Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:014 Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:015 Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:016 Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0004.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0005.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0006.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0007.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0008.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0009.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486167/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505990/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27234 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019185 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-575-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references Permissions Required 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1875/references Permissions Required 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39615 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7dd6be4dc38148704f2edafb44a8712abaa3a2be120d6c3314d55919%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r84d043c2115176958562133d96d851495d712aa49da155d81f6733be%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb9c9f42dafa25d2f669dac2a536a03f2575bc5ec1be6f480618aee10%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc4c53a0d57b2771ecd4b965010580db355e38137c8711311ee1073a8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10812 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00541.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00562.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0005
NVD Published Date:
01/11/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.