Vulnerability in the apr_psprintf function in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library…
Priority MEDIUM 58Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Vulnerability in the apr_psprintf function in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library for Apache 2.0.37 through 2.0.45 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long strings, as demonstrated using XML objects to mod_dav, and possibly other vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.63456 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.37 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.38 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.39 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.40 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.41 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.42 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.43 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.44 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.45 | Vulnerable | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.37 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.38 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.39 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.40 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.41 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.42 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.43 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.44 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.45 Vulnerable ·Apache
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2003:186 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2003:186 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0245
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q57q-7777-f6xg
References
Advisory 3
Other 15
- 20030530 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 05.30.03: Apache Portable Runtime Denial of Service and Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
- 20030528 [SECURITY] [ANNOUNCE] Apache 2.0.46 released
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/05.30.03.txt
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [2/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1888194 [2/13] - /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073143 [2/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [3/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075470 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-13938.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
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Sources
- CVE-2003-0245 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0245 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q57q-7777-f6xg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2003-0245 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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