TI-2003-00777 Aliases CVE-2003-0842 GHSA-xww8-g9jm-p823

Stack-based buffer overflow in mod_gzip_printf for mod_gzip 1.3.26.1a and earlier, and…

LOW 39Published 2003-10-09 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in mod_gzip_printf for mod_gzip 1.3.26.1a and earlier, and possibly later official versions, when running in debug mode, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a GET request with an "Accept-Encoding: gzip" header.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03634 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:dag_apt_repository:mod_gzip:1.3.26.1a:::::::*	1.3.26.1a	Vulnerable	Dag Apt Repository

cpe:2.3:a:dag_apt_repository:mod_gzip:1.3.26.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.26.1a Vulnerable ·Dag Apt Repository

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0842
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xww8-g9jm-p823

References

Other 1

20030601 Mod_gzip Debug Mode Vulnerabilities

TI-2003-00778 Format string vulnerability in mod_gzip_printf for mod_gzip 1.3.26.1a and earlier, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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