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Vulnerability · CVE-2002-1233

CVE-2002-1233 is listed by inventory_critical.

Published Nov 4, 2002 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · http server

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2002-1233. EPSS is 0.56%. Act only if a listed version of http server is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Low2.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.56%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe apache/http server

CVE-2002-1233 is listed by inventory_critical.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apache/http server1.3.17
  • cpe apache/http server1.3.18
  • cpe apache/http server1.3.19

How to fix CVE-2002-1233

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2002-1233. EPSS is 0.56%. Act only if a listed version of http server is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apache/http server 1.3.17; apache/http server 1.3.18; apache/http server 1.3.19. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.56%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Apache HTTP Server security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 4, 2002 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    CVE-2002-1233 is listed by inventory_critical.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    CVE-2002-1233 is listed by inventory_critical.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2002-1233

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2002-1233

    A regression error in the Debian distributions of the apache-ssl package (before 1.3.9 on Debian 2.2, and before 1.3.26 on Debian 3.0), for Apache 1.3.27 and earlier, allows local users to read or modify the Apache password file via a symlink attack on temporary files when the administrator runs (1) htpasswd or (2) htdigest, a re-introduction of a vulnerability that was originally identified and a

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • Monitored products — criticalNov 3, 2026