MEDIUM
mod_dav in Apache before 2.0.42 does not properly handle versioning hooks, which may allow remote attackers to kill a child process via a null dereference and cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) in a preforked multi-processing module
Published Mar 13, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.04%
Description
mod_dav in Apache before 2.0.42 does not properly handle versioning hooks, which may allow remote attackers to kill a child process via a null dereference and cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) in a preforked multi-processing module.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.0
- 2.0.28
- 2.0.32
- 2.0.35
- 2.0.36
- 2.0.37
- 2.0.38
- 2.0.39
- 2.0.40
- 2.0.41
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.04% 0.07044
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07044
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.04% (0.07044) | 94.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.04% (0.07044) | 93.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 39.01% (0.39006) | 97.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 37.38% (0.37375) | 97.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 39.13% (0.39127) | 97.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 37.38% (0.37375) | 96.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 39.13% (0.39127) | 97.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 37.38% (0.37375) | 97.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 39.13% (0.39127) | 97.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 37.38% (0.37375) | 96.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 31.41% (0.31406) | 94.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 37.38% (0.37375) | 96.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 26.34% (0.26343) | 96.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 2.71% (0.02706) | 90.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.79% (0.03785) | 90.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.39% (0.06394) | 90.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.39% (0.06394) | 90.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.39% (0.06394) | 77.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1005285 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.0 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/406121 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5816 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10208 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7035b7c9091c4b665a3b7205364775410646f12125d48e74e395f2ce%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd00b45b93fda4a5bd013b28587207d0e00f99f6e3308dbb6025f3b01%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re028d61fe612b0908595d658b9b39e74bca56f2a1ed3c5f06b5ab571%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 13, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 13, 2005
Link CVE-2002-1593
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a