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CVE-2003-0460

The rotatelogs program on Apache before 1.3.28, for Windows and OS/2 systems, does not properly ignore certain control characters that are received over the pipe, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
27 Aug 2003
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
13% in the next 30 daysHigher than 96% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Apache HTTP ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:http_server
  • Every version up to 1.3.27

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0460
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0460