CVE-2003-0017 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2003-0017?

CVE-2003-0017 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache 2.0 before 2.0.44 on Windows platforms allows remote attackers to obtain certain files via an HTTP request that ends in certain illegal characters such as ">", which causes a different filename to be processed and served.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0017?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0017?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0017 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2003-0017 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-hhrh-qrm3-h22r.