CVE-2002-0653

Summary

CVECVE-2002-0653
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-07-11 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionOff-by-one buffer overflow in the ssl_compat_directive function, as called by the rewrite_command hook for mod_ssl Apache module 2.8.9 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the Apache server user via .htaccess files with long entries.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-193 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Modssl Mod Ssl All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-031.0.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.caldera.com Broken Link
Mod_SSL Off-By-One HTAccess Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-048.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.linux-mandrake.com Broken Link
Home - Conectiva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 distro.conectiva.com.br Broken Link
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Broken Link
Neohapsis Archives - HP Security Digests - HP Secure OS Software for Linux security bulletins digest - From support_feedback_at_us-support-mail.external.hp.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Broken Link
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - TSL-2002-0058 - apache/mod_ssl - From tsltrustix.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Broken Link
'[ESA-20020702-017] off-by-one in mod_ssl's configuration directive' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Patch
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-135-1 libapache-mod-ssl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Broken Link
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
'Another flaw in Apache?' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List
'Apache mod_ssl off-by-one vulnerability' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Broken Link
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
ISS X-Force Database: apache-modssl-htaccess-bo (9415): Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl .htaccess off-by-one buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Broken Link
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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