# CVE-2002-0842: Format string vulnerability in certain third party modifications to mod\_dav for logging bad gateway messages (e.g.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-09-01 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Format string vulnerability in certain third party modifications to mod_dav for logging bad gateway messages (e.g. Oracle9i Application Server 9.0.2) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a destination URI that forces a "502 Bad Gateway" response, which causes the format string specifiers to be returned from dav_lookup_uri() in mod_dav.c, which is then used in a call to ap_log_rerror().

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## References

- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-05.html
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-046.shtml
- http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/2003alert52.pdf
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104549708626309&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/849993
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0076.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11330.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6846
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104560577227981&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104559446010858&w=2
- http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/ora-appservfmtst.txt

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