CVE-2002-0392 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2002-0392?

CVE-2002-0392 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache 1.3 through 1.3.24, and Apache 2.0 through 2.0.36, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a chunk-encoded HTTP request that causes Apache to use an incorrect size.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0392?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apache Http Server, Debian Debian Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0392?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2002-0392 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0392 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-0392, GHSA-4wcr-f6x9-g539.