CVE-2001-1556 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The log files in Apache web server contain information direc)
The log files in Apache web server contain information directly supplied by clients and does not filter or quote control characters, which could allow remote attackers to hide HTTP requests and spoof source IP addresses when logs are viewed with UNIX programs such as cat, tail, and grep.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-1556 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| CWE | CWE-532 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | The log files in Apache web server contain information directly supplied by clients and does not filter or quote control characters, which could allow remote attackers to hide HTTP requests and spoof source IP addresses when logs are viewed with UNIX programs such as cat, tail, and grep. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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