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CVE-2002-1850 Detail

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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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (08/30/2006)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Apache HTTP server as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-667 Improper Locking cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2002-1850
NVD Published Date:
12/31/2002
NVD Last Modified:
02/08/2024
Source:
MITRE