National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2002-0843
Original release date:10/11/2002
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Buffer overflows in the ApacheBench benchmark support program (ab.c) in Apache before 1.3.27, and Apache 2.x before 2.0.43, allow a malicious web server to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long response.
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 user account 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 1.3.27:
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_13.html
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External Source: ENGARDE
Name: ESA-20021007-024
External Source: MANDRAKE
Name: MDKSA-2002:068
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-195
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-188
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-187
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/02-10-04
Type: Advisory
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX0210-224
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20021003 [OpenPKG-SA-2002.009] OpenPKG Security Advisory (apache)
Type: Advisory
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20021017 TSLSA-2002-0069-apache
External Source: SGI
Name: 20021105-01-I
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=2871
External Source: BID
Name: 5996
External Source: BID
Name: 5995
External Source: BID
Name: 5887
External Source: XF
Name: apache-apachebench-response-bo(10281)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-3263
External Source: AIXAPAR
Name: IY87070
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21425
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-httpd-announce&m=103367938230488&w=2
External Source: CONECTIVA
Name: 000530
External Source: CONECTIVA
Name: CLA-2002:530
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20021016 Apache 1.3.26