Use After Free Affecting httpd24-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.4.39-1.87.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.89% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-HTTPD24DEBUGINFO-1717906
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed11 Jun 2019

Introduced: 11 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-0196  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 httpd24-debuginfo to version 0:2.4.39-1.87.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2019-1189.

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.

A vulnerability was found in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.17 to 2.4.38. Using fuzzed network input, the http/2 request handling could be made to access freed memory in string comparison when determining the method of a request and thus process the request incorrectly.

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