CVE-2003-1502

CVE-2003-1502 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in mod_throttle 3.0, affecting snert.com's mod_throttle. Local users with Apache privileges can access shared memory pointing to a file writable by the Apache user, potentially leading to privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), this vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog; however, it has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.