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CVE-2002-0653

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-07-11 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-193

Description

Off-by-one buffer overflow in the ssl_compat_directive function, as called by the rewrite_command hook for mod_ssl Apache module 2.8.9 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the Apache server user via .htaccess files with long entries.

Affected products

• Modssl Mod Ssl: through 2.8.9

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0350.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0018.html
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000504
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102513970919836&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102563469326072&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102477330617604&w=2
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-164.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-135
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9415.php
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-048.php
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_028_mod_ssl.html

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