CVE-2002-1850
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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 17.41% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-667
- Affected
- apache/http server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/httpd-2.0/modules/generators/mod_cgi.c?r1=1.148.2.7&r2=1.148.2.8Broken Link
- http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10515Issue Tracking
- http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22030Issue Tracking, Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=103291952019514&w=2Mailing List
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2002/Sep/0253.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1007823Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10200.phpBroken Link, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5787Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8725Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/httpd-2.0/modules/generators/mod_cgi.c?r1=1.148.2.7&r2=1.148.2.8Broken Link
- http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10515Issue Tracking
- http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22030Issue Tracking, Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=103291952019514&w=2Mailing List
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2002/Sep/0253.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1007823Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10200.phpBroken Link, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5787Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8725Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.