CVE-2002-1593 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server versions prior to 2.0.42, specifically within the mod_dav module. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to trigger a null dereference by improperly handling versioning hooks, leading to the termination of a child process and causing high CPU consumption. With a CVSS score of 5.0 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100, this vulnerability is considered moderately severe due to its low attack complexity and potential for service disruption. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness despite its age.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.