Red Hat Linux 2.1 mod_auth_any privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Red Hat Linux 2.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component mod_auth_any. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2003-0084. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Red Hat Linux 2.1 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown function of the component mod_auth_any. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

mod_auth_any package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and other operating systems does not properly escape arguments when calling other programs, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

The issue has been introduced in 03/23/2002. The weakness was disclosed 05/12/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0084 since 02/10/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 401 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12383 (RHEL 2.1 : mod_auth_any (RHSA-2003:114)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86684 (Red Hat Apache mod_auth_any Remote Command Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11893), Tenable (12383), SecurityFocus (BID 7448†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2878†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 12383
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 : mod_auth_any (RHSA-2003:114)
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03/23/2002 🔍
02/10/2003 +324 days 🔍
04/28/2003 +77 days 🔍
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05/12/2003 +14 days 🔍
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11/17/2003 +189 days 🔍
07/06/2004 +232 days 🔍
08/11/2014 +3688 days 🔍
08/25/2025 +4032 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2003-0084 (🔍)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0084
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20412
X-Force: 11893
SecurityFocus: 7448 - Apache Mod_Auth_Any Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2878 - Mod_auth_any Package Allows Command Execution, High

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2014 23:45
Updated: 08/25/2025 08:40
Changes: 08/11/2014 23:45 (69), 05/16/2019 18:34 (2), 08/25/2025 08:40 (20)
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