NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting httpd24-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.4.34-1.82.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
57.55% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-HTTPD24DEBUGINFO-1714756
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed18 Jul 2018

Introduced: 18 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-8011  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 httpd24-debuginfo to version 0:2.4.34-1.82.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2018-1062.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd24-debuginfo package and not the httpd24-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

By specially crafting HTTP requests, the mod_md challenge handler would dereference a NULL pointer and cause the child process to segfault. This could be used to DoS the server. Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.34 (Affected 2.4.33).

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