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CVE-2007-6258

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 41.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-02-19 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the legacy mod_jk2 2.0.3-DEV and earlier Apache module allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) Host header, or (2) Hostname within a Host header.

Affected products

• Apache Mod Jk: 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3_dev
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP: 9.2.3.30

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3661
• http://www.ioactive.com/pdfs/mod_jk2.pdf
• http://www.ioactive.com/vulnerabilities/mod_jk2LegacyBufferOverflowAdvisory.pdf
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/771937
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487983/100/100/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27752
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0572
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5330
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5386
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3661
• http://www.ioactive.com/pdfs/mod_jk2.pdf
• http://www.ioactive.com/vulnerabilities/mod_jk2LegacyBufferOverflowAdvisory.pdf

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