CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0082

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The dbm and shm session cache code in mod_ssl before 2.8.7-1.3.23 and Apache-SSL before 1.3.22+1.46 does not properly initialize memory, allowing remote attackers to exploit a buffer overflow to execute arbitrary code via a large client certificate signed by a trusted Certificate Authority.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code, potentially compromising the system and leading to data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update mod_ssl to version 2.8.7-1.3.23 or later and Apache-SSL to version 1.3.22+1.46 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The dbm and shm session cache code in mod_ssl before 2.8.7-1.3.23, and Apache-SSL before 1.3.22+1.46, does not properly initialize memory using the i2d_SSL_SESSION function, which allows remote attackers to use a buffer overflow to execute arbitrary code via a large client certificate that is signed by a trusted Certificate Authority (CA), which produces a large serialized session.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS