PT-2003-1313 · Apache · Apache Http Server

Published 2003-01-20 · Updated 2021-06-06 · CVE-2003-0016

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache versions prior to 2.0.44

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request containing MS-DOS device names, due to incorrect filtering of these names on Windows platforms.

Recommendations For Apache versions prior to 2.0.44, update to version 2.0.44 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the server to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0016

Affected Products

Apache Http Server

References · 22

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0016 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/979793 · Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E · Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E · Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E · Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E · Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E · Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re028d61fe612b0908595d658b9b39e74bca56f2a1ed3c5f06b5ab571%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E · Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7035b7c9091c4b665a3b7205364775410646f12125d48e74e395f2ce%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E · Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E · Note
• https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_20.html#CVE-2003-0016 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11125 · Note
• http://apacheweek.com/issues/03-01-24#security · Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-announce&m=104313442901017&w=2 · Note