CVE-2002-2103

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Summary

CVECVE-2002-2103
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionApache before 1.3.24, when writing to the log file, records a spoofed hostname from the reverse lookup of an IP address, even when a double-reverse lookup fails, which allows remote attackers to hide the original source of activities.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Http Server 1.3.11 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 1.3.12 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 1.3.13 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 1.3.14 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 1.3.15 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 1.3.16 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 1.3.17 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 1.3.18 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 1.3.19 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 1.3.20 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 1.3.22 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 1.3.23 All All All
Application Apache Http Server 1.3.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.apache.org
ISS X-Force Database: apache-double-reverse-spoof (8629): Apache HTTP Server double-reverse DNS lookup spoofing af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Patch
Apache Double-Reverse Lookup Log Entry Spoofing Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2006-08-30Mark J CoxNot 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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