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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2002-1850 EUVD-2002-1829GHSA-vfpr-g7cv-3qw9

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 consumpt…

Published Jun 28, 2005 · Updated Aug 8, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: apache2 Ecosystem: Debian

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 apache2 2.0.42-1 —
Debian 13 apache2 2.0.42-1 —
Debian 12 apache2 2.0.42-1 —

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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