CVE-2001-1556 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The log files in Apache web server contain information directly supplied by clients and does not filter or quote control characters, which could allow remote attackers to hide HTTP requests and spoof source IP addresses when logs are viewed with UNIX programs such as cat, tail, and grep.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01654.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apache	Http Server

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server::::::::

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0231.html
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/logs.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7363.php
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1556
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1556

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-07-14T04:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:54:21.123Z

Reserved: 2005-07-14T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2001-1556

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-1556

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2001-12-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-1556 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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