CVE-2003-0132
A memory leak in Apache 2.0 through 2.0.44 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
CVE-2003-0132 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apache Http Server, published April 3, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 87.1%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in apache2 2.0.45.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0132- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-772
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0132- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0128 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0128- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g3vc-c43j-gjjv No score
A memory leak in Apache 2.0 through 2.0.44 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
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.
- Record
GHSA-g3vc-c43j-gjjv- Weakness
- CWE-772
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2003-0132
5.0
CVE-2003-0132 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2003-0132- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0132- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0132 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0132- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Apache 2.0.44 (Linux) - Remote Denial of Service | 2003-04-11 |
| Exploit-DB | Apache 2.x - Memory Leak | 2003-04-09 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-g3vc-c43j-gjjv
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2003-0132
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0132