CVE-2003-0460

Apache HTTP Server < 1.3.27 - Denial of Service via rotatelogs Control Character Handling

Title source: llm

Description

The rotatelogs program on Apache before 1.3.28, for Windows and OS/2 systems, does not properly ignore certain control characters that are received over the pipe, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

References (9)

Core 9

Core References

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement.html

US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/694428

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/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%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/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/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f69885855126110e1e3f2fb2728e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Scores

EPSS 0.1343

EPSS Percentile 96.0%

Details

Status published

Products (1)

apache/http_server < 1.3.27

Published Aug 27, 2003

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026