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CVE-2002-0185

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-05-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

mod_python version 2.7.6 and earlier allows a module indirectly imported by a published module to then be accessed via the publisher, which allows remote attackers to call possibly dangerous functions from the imported module.

Affected products

• Apache Mod Python: through 2.7.6

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000477
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8997.php
• http://www.modpython.org/pipermail/mod_python/2002-April/001991.html
• http://www.modpython.org/pipermail/mod_python/2002-April/002003.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-070.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4656
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000477
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8997.php
• http://www.modpython.org/pipermail/mod_python/2002-April/001991.html
• http://www.modpython.org/pipermail/mod_python/2002-April/002003.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-070.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4656

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