MEDIUM
security flaw
Published May 30, 2003
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 63.46%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.0.37
- 2.0.38
- 2.0.39
- 2.0.40
- 2.0.41
- 2.0.42
- 2.0.43
- 2.0.44
- 2.0.45
No data.
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:186
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:186
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:186 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:186 |
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.
63.46% 0.63456
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.63456
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 | 63.46% (0.63456) | 99.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 63.46% (0.63456) | 99.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 62.36% (0.62360) | 99.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 63.46% (0.63456) | 99.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 11, 2026 | 84.08% (0.84076) | 99.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 85.32% (0.85319) | 99.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 78.92% (0.78915) | 99.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 85.32% (0.85319) | 99.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 78.92% (0.78915) | 99.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 85.32% (0.85319) | 99.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 78.92% (0.78915) | 99.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 85.32% (0.85319) | 99.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 92.59% (0.92588) | 99.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.18% (0.96176) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 96.63% (0.96634) | 99.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.60% (0.96597) | 99.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 49.15% (0.49148) | 98.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 49.15% (0.49148) | 98.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (26)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0095.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000661 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105418115512559&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/05.30.03.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/757612 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:063 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-186.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7723 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0245 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617006 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12090 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/raa117ef183f0da9b3f46efbeaa66f7622bd68868a450cae4fd8ed594%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-2003-0245
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0245
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 30, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 6, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0245
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a