Servers and applications
CVE-2002-1850
mod_cgi in Apache 2.0.39 and 2.0.40 allows local users and possibly remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang and memory consumption) by causing a CGI script to send a large amount of data to stderr, which results in a read/write deadlock between httpd and the CGI script.
- Severity
- High 7.5
- Published
- 31 Dec 2002
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 17 Oct 2026
- Exploit chance
- 17% in the next 30 daysHigher than 97% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-667
- Attack
- Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Take it down
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
Apache HTTP ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:http_server |
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