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High
CVE-2002-1850
mod_cgi in Apache 2.0.39 and 2.0.40 allows local users and...
Vulnerability Description
mod_cgi in Apache 2.0.39 and 2.0.40 allows local users and possibly remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang and memory consumption) by causing a CGI script to send a large amount of data to stderr, which results in a read/write deadlock between httpd and the CGI script.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1007823
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2002/Sep/0253.html
- http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/httpd-2.0/modules/generators/mod_cgi.c?r1=1.148.2.7&r2=1.148.2.8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8725
- http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10515
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10200.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5787
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=103291952019514&w=2
- http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22030
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Affected Vendor
apache
View all reports →Affected Software
http server
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0.39, 2.0.40
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 28th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.