Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0254
CVE-2003-0254
Description
Apache 2 before 2.0.47, when running on an IPv6 host, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by infinite loop) when the FTP proxy server fails to create an IPv6 socket.
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Affected products
16cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.0.47
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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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%3A183nvd
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