Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 11, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0843
CVE-2002-0843
Description
Buffer overflows in the ApacheBench benchmark support program (ab.c) in Apache before 1.3.27, and Apache 2.x before 2.0.43, allow a malicious web server to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long response.
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Affected products
31cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 17 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_server:1.0.2.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_server:1.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_server:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_server:9.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_server:9.0.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1.7.0.0_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1.7.1.0_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
28- www.apacheweek.com/issues/02-10-04nvdVendor Advisory
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021105-01-Invd
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0229.htmlnvd
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0254.htmlnvd
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/nvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4617nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/21425nvd
- www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wssnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-187nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-188nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-195nvd
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10281.phpnvd
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-068.phpnvd
- www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2414.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5887nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5995nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5996nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3263nvd
- www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjdnvd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd00b45b93fda4a5bd013b28587207d0e00f99f6e3308dbb6025f3b01%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f69885855126110e1e3f2fb2728e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
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