National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2003-0542
Original release date:11/03/2003
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) mod_alias and (2) mod_rewrite for Apache before 1.3.29 allow attackers to create configuration files to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a regular expression with more than 9 captures.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Apache (07/02/2008)
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Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.0.48 and 1.3.29:
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_20.html
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_13.html
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#549142
Name: VU#549142
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#434566
Name: VU#434566
External Source: BID
Name: 8911
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2004:015
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20031031 GLSA: apache (200310-04)
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: apache-modalias-modrewrite-bo(13400)
External Source: BID
Name: 9504
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20031028 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.046] OpenPKG Security Advisory (apache)
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX0311-301
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2005:816
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2003:405
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2003:360
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2003:320
External Source: MANDRAKE
Name: MDKSA-2003:103
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 101841
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 101444
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 10593
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 10580
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 10463
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 10264
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 10260
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 10153
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 10114
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 10112
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 10102
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 10098
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 10096
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00045.html
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2004-01-26
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798
External Source: SGI
Name: 20040202-01-U
External Source: SGI
Name: 20031203-01-U
External Source: SCO
Name: SCOSA-2004.6
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:864
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:864
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:863
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:863
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3799
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3799
Type: Tool Signature