The log files in Apache web server contain information directly supplied by clients and…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
The log files in Apache web server contain information directly supplied by clients and does not filter or quote control characters, which could allow remote attackers to hide HTTP requests and spoof source IP addresses when logs are viewed with UNIX programs such as cat, tail, and grep.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
- Red Hat Software Collections
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1556
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9f54-6r7j-3hph
References
More Apache Http Server vulnerabilities
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- TI-2021-18417 Path traversal and file disclosure vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-25716 Apache HTTP Server weakness in mod_rewrite when first segment of substitution matches filesystem path. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-17490 mod_proxy SSRF KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2019-00184 Use after free in Apache HTTP Server KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-03392 The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2001-1556 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1556 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9f54-6r7j-3hph · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2001-1556 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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