A memory leak in Apache 2.0 through 2.0.44 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via large chunks of linefeed characters, which causes Apache to allocate 80 bytes for each linefeed.
CVE-2003-0132
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 5.0 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 86.2% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 86%
- Public exploit code is available (Exploit-DB (verified), epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 5.0MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 5.0(low)
- EG Risk
- 61(Track)EG Risk 61/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity50% × 45%Exploitation86% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 86%
- EPSS %ILE
- 100%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 11, 2003
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (54)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00028.html
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104931360606484&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104982175321731&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104994239010517&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104994309010974&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105001663120995&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105013378320711&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34920
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/8499
- cve@mitrehttp://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=205147
- cve@mitrehttp://www.idefense.com/advisory/04.08.03.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/206537
- cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-139.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1233
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | patch | 2003-04-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
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- 2026-07-26 13:23 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.00
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-11✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 11, 2003
Apache 2.0.44 (Linux) - Remote Denial of Service
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-9✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 9, 2003
Apache 2.x - Memory Leak
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