Vulnerability Details : CVE-2003-0542

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.
Published 2003-11-03 05:00:00
Updated 2021-06-06 11:15:12
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2003-0542

Threat overview for CVE-2003-0542

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2003-0542
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2003-0542 111,140
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0542

EPSS FAQ
0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 40 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2003-0542

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.2
 HIGH AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2003-0542

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2003-0542

  • Apache 2008-07-02
    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

References for CVE-2003-0542

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