CVE-2013-1862

medium

Published 2013-06-10 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

5.1

Description

mod_rewrite.c in the mod_rewrite module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x before 2.2.25 writes data to a log file without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an HTTP request containing an escape sequence for a terminal emulator.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`2.4.1-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`2.4.1-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`2.4.1-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`2.4.1-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`2.4.1-1`
suse	11.4	affected
suse	12.2	affected
suse	12.3	affected
rhel	5.0	not-affected
rhel	6.0	not-affected
rhel	5.9	affected
rhel	6.4	affected
ubuntu	10.04	affected
ubuntu	12.04	affected
ubuntu	12.10	affected
ubuntu	13.04	affected

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
apache	http_server	`{"startIncluding":"2.0.0","endExcluding":"2.0.65"}`	`2.0.65`
redhat	jboss_enterprise_application_platform	`6.0.0`
redhat	jboss_enterprise_application_platform	`6.4.0`
oracle	http_server	`10.1.3.5.0`
oracle	http_server	`11.1.1.7.0`
oracle	http_server	`12.1.2.0`
oracle	http_server	`12.1.3.0`
apache	http_server	`{"startIncluding":"2.2.0","endExcluding":"2.2.25"}`	`2.2.25`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.