CVE-2003-0020

Summary

CVECVE-2003-0020
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-03-18 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionApache does not filter terminal escape sequences from its error logs, which could make it easier for attackers to insert those sequences into terminal emulators containing vulnerabilities related to escape sequences.

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 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0027 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustix.org Broken Link
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
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Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Broken Link
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Apache 1.3: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Apache Error Log Escape Sequence Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
ISS X-Force Database:apache-esc-seq-injection(11412): Apache HTTP Server error log terminal escape sequence injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Broken Link
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
'[OpenPKG-SA-2004.021] OpenPKG Security Advisory (apache)' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Third Party Advisory
Mandrakesoft Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandrakesoft.com Broken Link
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
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redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 frontal2.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
#101555: Security Vulnerabilities in the Apache Web Server and Apache Modules (formerly Document ID: 57628) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Broken Link
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
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'[[email protected]: APPLE-SA-2004-05-03 Security Update 2004-05-03]' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Third Party Advisory
'[security bulletin] SSRT4717 rev.0 HP Tru64 UNIX SSL/TLS Potential Remote Denial of Service (DoS)' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Third Party Advisory
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
#57628: Security Vulnerabilities in the Apache Web Server and Apache Modules java.lang.NullPointerException af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustix.org Broken Link
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Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Apache2008-07-02Mark J CoxFixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.0.49 and 1.3.31 http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_20.html http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_13.html

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