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CVE-2010-0425: Apache HTTP Server: Remote code execution

CVE-2010-0425 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Apache HTTP Server, along with 2 other products in NVD’s configuration data. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

modules/arch/win32/mod_isapi.c in mod_isapi in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.37 through 2.0.63, 2.2.0 through 2.2.14, and 2.3.x before 2.3.7, when running on Windows, does not ensure that request processing is complete before calling isapi_unload for an ISAPI .dll module, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to a crafted request, a reset packet, and "orphaned callback pointers."

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Apache HTTP Server: from 2.0.37 before 2.0.64; from 2.2.0 before 2.2.15; from 2.3.0 before 2.3.7
  • IBM HTTP Server: 6.0.2; 6.0.2.1; 6.0.2.3; 6.0.2.7; 6.0.2.9; 6.0.2.11; 6.0.2.13; 6.0.2.15; 6.0.2.19; 6.0.2.21; 6.0.2.23; 6.0.2.25
  • Oracle HTTP Server: 10.1.3.5.0
  • IBM Websphere Application Server: from 6.1 before 6.1.0.31
  • Broadcom VMware Ace Management Server: before 2.7.2

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