CVE-2002-1593 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption by triggering a null dereference in Apache's mod_dav module.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2002-1593?

CVE-2002-1593 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 13 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mod_dav in Apache before 2.0.42 does not properly handle versioning hooks, which may allow remote attackers to kill a child process via a null dereference and cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) in a preforked multi-processing module.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1593?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1593?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2002-1593 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1593 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1593, GHSA-xxjj-crx8-rwgg.

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