CVE-2002-0839 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server versions 1.3.x prior to 1.3.27. An attacker with local access, running as the Apache user ID, could manipulate the shared memory scoreboard to send a SIGUSR1 signal to any process as root, leading to process termination or other unauthorized actions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.3.0, < 1.3.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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