CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0842

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2002-0842 describes a format string vulnerability in certain modifications to mod_dav used for logging 502 Bad Gateway messages. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted URI.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be at risk of remote code execution, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update mod_dav to the latest version and review the use of modifications that may introduce this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in certain third party modifications to mod_dav for logging bad gateway messages (e.g. Oracle9i Application Server 9.0.2) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a destination URI that forces a "502 Bad Gateway" response, which causes the format string specifiers to be returned from dav_lookup_uri() in mod_dav.c, which is then used in a call to ap_log_rerror().

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