CVE-2003-0542

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) mod_alias and (2) mod_rewrite for Apache before 1.3.29 allow attackers to create configuration files to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a regular expression with more than 9 captures.

Múltiples desbordamientos de búfer en mod_alias y mod_rewrite de Apache anteriores a 1.3.29, con consecuencias y métodos de ataque desconocidos, relacionados con una expresión regular con más de 9 capturas.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2003-07-14 CVE Reserved
2003-10-30 CVE Published
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (55)

URL	Tag	Source
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798	X_refsource_confirm
http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00045.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106761802305141&w=2	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/10096	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/10098	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/10102	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/10112	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/10114	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/10153	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/10260	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/10264	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/10463	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/10580	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/10593	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/434566	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/549142	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/342674	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9504	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13400	Vdb Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7035b7c9091c4b665a3b7205364775410646f12125d48e74e395f2ce%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raa117ef183f0da9b3f46efbeaa66f7622bd68868a450cae4fd8ed594%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re028d61fe612b0908595d658b9b39e74bca56f2a1ed3c5f06b5ab571%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f69885855126110e1e3f2fb2728e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3799	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A863	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A864	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9458	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-015.html	2023-11-07
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8911	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2004.6/SCOSA-2004.6.txt	2023-11-07
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20031203-01-U.asc	2023-11-07
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc	2023-11-07
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Jan/msg00000.html	2023-11-07
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2	2023-11-07
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101444-1	2023-11-07
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101841-1	2023-11-07
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2003:103	2023-11-07
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-320.html	2023-11-07
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-360.html	2023-11-07
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-405.html	2023-11-07
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-816.html	2023-11-07
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6079	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0542	2004-03-17
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617048	2004-03-17

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.3"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.4 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.4"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.6 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.6"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.9 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.9"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.11 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.11"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.12 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.12"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.14 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.14"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.17 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.17"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.18 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.18"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.19 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.19"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.20 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.20"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.22 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.22"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.23 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.23"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.24 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.24"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.25 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.25"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.26 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.26"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.27 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.27"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				1.3.28 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "1.3.28"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.28 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.28"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.32 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.32"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.35 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.35"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.36 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.36"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.37 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.37"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.38 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.38"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.39 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.39"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.40 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.40"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.41 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.41"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.42 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.42"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.43 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.43"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.44 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.44"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.45 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.45"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.46 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.46"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.0.47 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.0.47"		-		Affected