CVE-2002-0843 describes buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the ApacheBench (ab.c) program within Apache versions prior to 1.3.27 and 2.0.43. This flaw allows a malicious web server to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code on the client system via a crafted, long response. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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