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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…
High7.5EPSS 21.4%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 21.4% · top 2.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (27)
- DSA-188 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- CLSA-2002:530 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-announce&m=103367938230488&w=2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ESA-20021007-024 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDEx_transferred
- 5996 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- IY87070 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- HPSBUX0210-224 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3263 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20021016 Apache 1.3.26 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-187 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/02-10-04 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 5887 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-195 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20021003 [OpenPKG-SA-2002.009] OpenPKG Security Advisory (apache) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MDKSA-2002:068 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=2871 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- CLA-2002:530 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 21425 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20021017 TSLSA-2002-0069-apache (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 5995 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- apache-apachebench-response-bo(10281) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [1/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [2/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210603 svn commit: r1075360 [1/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2021-31618.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075470 [1/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-13938.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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