National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2002-0061
Original release date:03/21/2002
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Apache for Win32 before 1.3.24, and 2.0.x before 2.0.34-beta, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters (a | pipe character) provided as arguments to batch (.bat) or .cmd scripts, which are sent unfiltered to the shell interpreter, typically cmd.exe.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial 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 1.3.24:
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_13.html
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External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20020321 Vulnerability in Apache for Win32 batch file processing - Remote command execution
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/02-03-29#apache1324
External Source: BID
Name: 4335
External Source: XF
Name: apache-dos-batch-command-execution(8589)
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20020325 Apache 1.3.24 Released! (fwd)