Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0253
CVE-2003-0253
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.
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Affected products
16cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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
16- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-240.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7035b7c9091c4b665a3b7205364775410646f12125d48e74e395f2ce%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/raa117ef183f0da9b3f46efbeaa66f7622bd68868a450cae4fd8ed594%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/re028d61fe612b0908595d658b9b39e74bca56f2a1ed3c5f06b5ab571%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Envd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A173nvd
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