# CVE-2003-0987: mod\_digest for Apache before 1.3.31 does not properly verify the nonce of a client response by using a AuthNonce secret.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-02-03 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

mod_digest for Apache before 1.3.31 does not properly verify the nonce of a client response by using a AuthNonce secret.

## 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.
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## References

- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57628-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101555-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-816.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15041
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:046
- http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40httpd.apache.org/msg19007.html
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0027
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101841-1
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108437852004207&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1008920
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.529643
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9571
- http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40httpd.apache.org/msg19014.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4416
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100108
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-600.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-22.xml
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re028d61fe612b0908595d658b9b39e74bca56f2a1ed3c5f06b5ab571%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7035b7c9091c4b665a3b7205364775410646f12125d48e74e395f2ce%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raa117ef183f0da9b3f46efbeaa66f7622bd68868a450cae4fd8ed594%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f69885855126110e1e3f2fb2728e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

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