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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 17.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-06-28 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 03:43Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-06-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-667Improper LockingClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a34f204e0eeb36ead5913d3bedb0d455536aa9493480d9145f99e30b6d7bcf23
05 Affected products
06 References
- securitytracker.com1007823http://securitytracker.com/id?1007823
- seclists.org20020923 Apache 2.0.(39|40) DOS (PHP!)http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2002/Sep/0253.html
- cvs.apache.orghttp://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/httpd-2.0/modules/generators/mod_cgi.c?r1=1.148.2.7&r2=1.148.2.8
- www.securityfocus.com8725http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8725
- issues.apache.orghttp://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10515
- www.iss.netapache-stderr-dos(10200)http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10200.php
- www.securityfocus.com5787http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5787
- marc.info[apache-httpd-dev] 20020925 CGI bucket neededhttp://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=103291952019514&w=2
- issues.apache.orghttp://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22030
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- apache2 Fixed in 2.0.42-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- apache2 Fixed in 2.0.42-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- apache2 Fixed in 2.0.42-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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