>> Mod_perl "namespace_from()" and "namespace_from_uri()" Denial of Service Issue
Title : Mod_perl "namespace_from()" and "namespace_from_uri()" Denial of Service Issue VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1150 CVE ID : CVE-2007-1349
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-03-29
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Mod_perl, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is due to an error in the "namespace_from()" (versions 1.x) and "namespace_from_uri()" (versions 2.x) functions that do not validate the "path_info" parameter before being used, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected web server via a specially crafted URL.
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