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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2002-0661

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache 2.0 through 2.0.39 on Windows, OS2, and Netware allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and execute commands via .. (dot dot) sequences containing \ (backslash) characters.

Products
apache2
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.0.40
CVEs
CVE-2002-0661
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:14 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2002-0661

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Aug 2002, 04:00 UTC

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache 2.0 through 2.0.39 on Windows, OS2, and Netware allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and execute commands via .. (dot dot) sequences containing \ (backslash) characters.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2002-0661

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.0.40

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.0.40

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.0.40

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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        },
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:26.121691533Z",
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 410526,
  "published_at": "2002-08-12T04:00:00+00:00"
}