CVE-2003-0189

medium Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS Score
17.9%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 5% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
P
Published: June 9, 2003 (8375 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

The authentication module for Apache 2.0.40 through 2.0.45 on Unix does not properly handle threads safely when using the crypt_r or crypt functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failed Basic authentication with valid usernames and passwords) when a threaded MPM is used.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

apache http server

References

🔗 distro.conectiva.com.br 🔗 marc.info 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 www.apache.org 🔗 www.kb.cert.org