5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-1902
ModSecurity Multipart Processor NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service
Description

The multipart processor in ModSecurity before 2.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a multipart form datapost request with a missing part header name, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

INFO

Published Date :

June 3, 2009, 5 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2021, 5:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1902 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Trustwave modsecurity
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1902 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34256 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34256 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34311 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34311 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35687 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35687 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-02.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-02.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=667542&group_id=68846 No Types Assigned http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=667542&group_id=68846 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.osvdb.org/52553 No Types Assigned http://www.osvdb.org/52553 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501968 Exploit http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501968 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34096 Exploit http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34096 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0703 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0703 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49212 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49212 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8241 No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8241 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00487.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00487.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00529.html Patch https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00529.html Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.5.8 OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.5.9
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.5.8 OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.5.8
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:modsecurity:modsecurity:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:trustwave:modsecurity:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/8241 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8241 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/49212 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49212 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1902 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1902 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.64 }} -0.62%

score

0.90339

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability