CVE-2003-0253

Apache HTTP Server < 2.0.47 - Denial of Service via Prefork MPM Accept Error Handling

Title source: llm

Description

The prefork MPM in Apache 2 before 2.0.47 does not properly handle certain errors from accept, which could lead to a denial of service.

References (16)

Core 16

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandrake

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:075

Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-240.html

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105776593602600&w=2

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A173

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re028d61fe612b0908595d658b9b39e74bca56f2a1ed3c5f06b5ab571%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7035b7c9091c4b665a3b7205364775410646f12125d48e74e395f2ce%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raa117ef183f0da9b3f46efbeaa66f7622bd68868a450cae4fd8ed594%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Scores

EPSS 0.0911

EPSS Percentile 94.7%

Details

Status published

Products (15)

apache/http_server 2.0

apache/http_server 2.0.28

apache/http_server 2.0.32

apache/http_server 2.0.35

apache/http_server 2.0.36

apache/http_server 2.0.37

apache/http_server 2.0.38

apache/http_server 2.0.39

apache/http_server 2.0.40

apache/http_server 2.0.41

... and 5 more

Published Aug 18, 2003

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026