CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0542

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in mod_alias and mod_rewrite for Apache before 1.3.29 allow attackers to create configuration files that can lead to denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code or cause server crashes, impacting service availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Apache to version 1.3.29 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) mod_alias and (2) mod_rewrite for Apache before 1.3.29 allow attackers to create configuration files to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a regular expression with more than 9 captures.

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