CVE-2003-1580 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can spoof IP addresses in Apache logs via crafted DNS responses when reverse DNS is enabled, potentially bypassing IP-based access controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-1580?
CVE-2003-1580 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 5 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Apache HTTP Server 2.0.44, when DNS resolution is enabled for client IP addresses, uses a logging format that does not identify whether a dotted quad represents an unresolved IP address, which allows remote attackers to spoof IP addresses via crafted DNS responses containing numerical top-level domains, as demonstrated by a forged 123.123.123.123 domain name, related to an "Inverse Lookup Log Corruption (ILLC)" issue.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1580?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Http Server.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1580?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1580 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-1580 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1580 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Http Server
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1580, ECHO-19a7-8d2c-488f, GHSA-4fhm-3w62-3q2q.