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    CVE-2002-0843

    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.

    Published:Oct 3, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Oct 5, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.03769
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Http Server
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Application Server
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Database Server
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Oracle8i
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Stronghold
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Stronghold

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021105-01-I
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0229.html
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0254.html
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000530
    http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000530
    http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-announce&m=103367938230488&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103376585508776&w=2
    http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4617
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21425
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY87070&apar=only
    http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/02-10-04
    http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-187
    http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-188
    http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-195
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10281.php
    http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-068.php
    http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2414.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5887
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5995
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5996
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3263
    http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=2871
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd00b45b93fda4a5bd013b28587207d0e00f99f6e3308dbb6025f3b01%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f69885855126110e1e3f2fb2728e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021105-01-I
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0229.html
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0254.html
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000530
    http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000530
    http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-announce&m=103367938230488&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103376585508776&w=2
    http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4617
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21425
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY87070&apar=only
    http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/02-10-04
    http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-187
    http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-188
    http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-195
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10281.php
    http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-068.php
    http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2414.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5887
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5995
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5996
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3263
    http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=2871
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd00b45b93fda4a5bd013b28587207d0e00f99f6e3308dbb6025f3b01%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f69885855126110e1e3f2fb2728e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High