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Sid 1-20821

Message

SERVER-APACHE Apache APR header memory corruption attempt

Summary

Vulnerability in the aprpsprintf function in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library for Apache 2.0.37 through 2.0.45 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long strings, as demonstrated using XML objects to moddav, and possibly other vectors.

Impact

CVSS base score 5.0 CVSS impact score 2.9 CVSS exploitability score 10.0 confidentialityImpact NONE integrityImpact NONE availabilityImpact NONE

CVE-2003-0245:

CVSS base score 5.0

CVSS impact score 2.9

CVSS exploitability score 10.0

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Detailed information

CVE-2003-0245: Vulnerability in the aprpsprintf function in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library for Apache 2.0.37 through 2.0.45 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long strings, as demonstrated using XML objects to moddav, and possibly other vectors.

Affected systems

  • apache http_server 2.0.37
  • apache http_server 2.0.38
  • apache http_server 2.0.39
  • apache http_server 2.0.40
  • apache http_server 2.0.41
  • apache http_server 2.0.42
  • apache http_server 2.0.43
  • apache http_server 2.0.44
  • apache http_server 2.0.45

Ease of attack

CVE-2003-0245:

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

False positives

None known

False negatives

None known

Corrective action

Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

Contributors

  • Talos research team.
  • This document was generated from data supplied by the national vulnerability database, a product of the national institute of standards and technology.
  • For more information see nvd.

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