CVE-2002-0653

HIGH

Modssl Mod SSL < 2.8.9 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule

Description

Off-by-one buffer overflow in the ssl_compat_directive function, as called by the rewrite_command hook for mod_ssl Apache module 2.8.9 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the Apache server user via .htaccess files with long entries.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Frank DENIS · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21575

References (18)

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0102
EPSS Percentile 76.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-193
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

modssl/mod_ssl < 2.8.9

Timeline

Published Jul 11, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026