CVE-2013-1862
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1EPSS 24.9%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 24.9% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2013-1865)
- Published
- June 10, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-1865 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / http server
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- opensuse / opensuse
- opensuse / opensuse
- opensuse / opensuse
- oracle / http server
- oracle / http server
- oracle / http server
- oracle / http server
- redhat / enterprise linux
- redhat / enterprise linux
- redhat / enterprise linux desktop
- redhat / enterprise linux desktop
- redhat / enterprise linux eus
- redhat / enterprise linux eus
- redhat / enterprise linux server
- redhat / enterprise linux server
- redhat / enterprise linux server aus
- redhat / enterprise linux server aus
- redhat / enterprise linux workstation
- redhat / enterprise linux workstation
- redhat / jboss enterprise application platform
- redhat / jboss enterprise application platform
Certified products that may be affected
1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00026.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00029.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00030.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://people.apache.org/~jorton/mod_rewrite-CVE-2013-1862.patch(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0815.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1207.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1208.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1209.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55032(Not Applicable)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150(Third Party Advisory)
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=r1469311(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-1862(Broken Link)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644047(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-201303e.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:174(Broken Link)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59826(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1903-1(Third Party Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953729(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
- https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?spf_p.tpst=kbDocDisplay&spf_p.prp_kbDocDisplay=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c03922406-1%257CdocLocale%253D%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken(Broken Link)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r05b5357d1f6bd106f41541ee7d87aafe3f5ea4dc3e9bde5ce09baff8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9821b0a32a1d0a1b4947abb6f3630053fcbb2ec905d9a32c2bd4d4ee%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9b4b963760a3cb5a4a70c902f325c6c0337fe51d5b8570416f8f8729%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb9c9f42dafa25d2f669dac2a536a03f2575bc5ec1be6f480618aee10%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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