CVE-2003-0842: Dag Apt Repository Mod Gzip

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 3.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Stack-based buffer overflow in mod_gzip_printf for mod_gzip 1.3.26.1a and earlier, and possibly later official versions, when running in debug mode, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a GET request with an "Accept-Encoding: gzip" header.

Affected products

• Dag Apt Repository Mod Gzip: version 1.3.26.1a only

Published 2003-11-17. Last modified 2026-06-16.