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CVE-2003-0020
Apache does not filter terminal escape sequences from its error logs, which could make it easier for attackers to insert those sequences…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 16.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Apache does not filter terminal escape sequences from its error logs, which could make it easier for attackers to insert those sequences into terminal emulators containing vulnerabilities related to escape sequences.
Timeline
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By mitre
- 20 months later
· 20 months later
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.5% · top 3.0% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- 57628 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:243 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2004-05-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 101555 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- SSRT4717 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:139 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 2004-0027 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- 20040512 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.021] OpenPKG Security Advisory (apache) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- SSA:2004-133 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:244 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- GLSA-200405-22 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- MDKSA-2003:050 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 20030224 Terminal Emulator Security Issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- apache-esc-seq-injection(11412) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 2004-0017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:150 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:046 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4114 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20030224 Terminal Emulator Security Issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- 9930 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:083 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:104 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100109 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:082 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [2/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [1/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1888194 [2/13] - /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073143 [2/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [2/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075470 [1/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-13938.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075470 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-13938.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2003-0020 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2003-0020)Record last updated .