CVE-2003-0189

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

The authentication module for Apache 2.0.40 through 2.0.45 on Unix does not properly handle threads safely when using the crypt_r or crypt functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failed Basic authentication with valid usernames and passwords) when a threaded MPM is used.

The authentication module for Apache 2.0.40 through 2.0.45 on Unix does not properly handle threads safely when using the crypt_r or crypt functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failed Basic authentication with valid usernames and passwords) when a threaded MPM is used.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P).

Overview

Type

Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server

First reported 21 years ago

2003-06-09 04:00:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-07-11 01:29:00

Affected Software

Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server 2.0.40

2.0.40

Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server 2.0.41

2.0.41

Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server 2.0.42

2.0.42

Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server 2.0.43

2.0.43

Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server 2.0.44

2.0.44

Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server 2.0.45

2.0.45

References

CLA-2003:661

20030528 [SECURITY] [ANNOUNCE] Apache 2.0.46 released

8881

http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

VU#479268

US Government Resource

RHSA-2003:186

Patch, Vendor Advisory

7725

apache-aprpasswordvalidate-dos(12091)

[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html

[httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html

[httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html

[httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html

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