CVE-2003-0245
mediumpriority · attend · 52EPSS 0.635 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
Vulnerability in the apr_psprintf function in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library for Apache 2.0.37 through 2.0.45 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long strings, as demonstrated using XML objects to mod_dav, and possibly other vectors.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-38Apache 2.0.45 - 'APR' Crashfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (10)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (44)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0095.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000661enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105418115512559&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/05.30.03.txtenisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/757612enisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:063enisa_euvd
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-186.htmlenisa_euvd
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