CVE-2002-1850

7.5 HIGH
Published: December 31, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/httpd-2.0/modules/generators/mod_cgi.c?r1=1.148.2.7&r2=1.148.2.8
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10515
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking
http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22030
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch
http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=103291952019514&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2002/Sep/0253.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1007823
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10200.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5787
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8725
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken 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=1.148.2.8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10515
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22030
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch
http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=103291952019514&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2002/Sep/0253.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1007823
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10200.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5787
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8725
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.9%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-667

Affected Vendors

apache

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