MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Apr 3, 2003
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 86.68%
Description
A memory leak in Apache 2.0 through 2.0.44 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via large chunks of linefeed characters, which causes Apache to allocate 80 bytes for each linefeed.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 2.0.0 · ≤ 2.0.44
No data.
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:139
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:139
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:139 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:139 |
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.
86.68% 0.86677
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.86677
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 (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 86.68% (0.86677) | 99.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 86.68% (0.86677) | 99.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 85.00% (0.85004) | 99.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 82.25% (0.82248) | 99.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 85.95% (0.85951) | 99.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 82.25% (0.82248) | 99.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 84.59% (0.84592) | 99.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 87.75% (0.87752) | 99.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 86.72% (0.86718) | 99.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 80.96% (0.80961) | 99.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 86.72% (0.86718) | 99.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 80.96% (0.80961) | 99.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 86.72% (0.86718) | 99.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 82.58% (0.82578) | 99.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 86.72% (0.86718) | 99.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 89.20% (0.89202) | 98.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2024 | 90.24% (0.90240) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 91.80% (0.91799) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 91.97% (0.91966) | 98.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 12, 2023 | 97.18% (0.97184) | 99.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.27% (0.97267) | 99.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 33.04% (0.33043) | 97.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 33.04% (0.33043) | 96.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (31)
- http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00028.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104931360606484&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104982175321731&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104994239010517&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104994309010974&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105001663120995&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105013378320711&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34920 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8499 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=205147 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/04.08.03.txt x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/206537 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-139.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1233 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0132 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616977 Issue Tracking
- 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
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0132
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A156 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0132
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 3, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 13, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0132
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a