CVE-2003-0253: Apache HTTP Server

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 9.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The prefork MPM in Apache 2 before 2.0.47 does not properly handle certain errors from accept, which could lead to a denial of service.

Affected products

• Apache HTTP Server: version 2.0 only; version 2.0.28 only; version 2.0.32 only; version 2.0.35 only; version 2.0.36 only; version 2.0.37 only; …

Published 2003-08-18. Last modified 2026-06-16.