Apache – CVE-2003-0189

Description

Kayran has detected that the Version of Apache HTTP Server being used might be vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS). Also known as CVE-2003-0189.

The authentication module for your Apache versions does not properly handle threads safely when using the crypt_r or crypt functions on Unix.
That will allow remote attackers to initiate a Denial of Service attack through failed Basic authentication with valid usernames and passwords when a threaded MPM is being used.

This will cause a decrease in performance and also for interruptions in the availability of resources.

Recommendation

To fix CVE-2003-0189, upgrade the version of Apache HTTP Server being used to 2.0.46 or higher.

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0189

< Return to all Vulnerabilities

Blue Team

We’ve talked about The Red Team before, but what about The Blue Team? How is this group different from the red one? Why would we

Read More »