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CVE-2002-1233· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

A regression error in the Debian distributions of the apache-ssl package (before 1.3.9 on Debian 2.2, and before 1.3.26 on Debian 3.0), for

A regression error in the Debian distributions of the apache-ssl package (before 1.3.9 on Debian 2.2, and before 1.3.26 on Debian 3.0), for Apache 1.3.27 and earlier, allows local users to read or modify the Apache password file via a symlink attack on temporary files when the administrator runs (1) htpasswd or (2) htdigest, a re-introduction of a vulnerability that was originally identified and addressed by CVE-2001-0131.

LowCVSS 2.6 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Nov 4, 2002
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 45th percentile
CWE
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CVSS
10 / 40 · 2.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
apachehttp server

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apache http server1.3.17
  • apache http server1.3.18
  • apache http server1.3.19
  • apache http server1.3.20
  • apache http server1.3.22
  • apache http server1.3.23
  • apache http server1.3.24
  • apache http server1.3.25
  • apache http server1.3.26
  • apache http server1.3.27

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:3.0apachebefore 1.3.26-0woody1.3.26-0woody
Debian:3.0apache-perlbefore 1.3.26-1-1.26-0woody21.3.26-1-1.26-0woody2
Debian:3.0apache-sslbefore 1.3.26.1+1.48-0woody31.3.26.1+1.48-0woody3

Same product

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:apache1.3.26-0woody · Debian:3.0Package registry (OSV)
debian:apache-perl1.3.26-1-1.26-0woody2 · Debian:3.0Package registry (OSV)
debian:apache-ssl1.3.26.1+1.48-0woody3 · Debian:3.0Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack complexity
High
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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