NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting httpd24-devel package, versions <0:2.4.27-3.71.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
31.01% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-HTTPD24DEVEL-1706639
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed26 Jul 2017

Introduced: 26 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-7659  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 httpd24-devel to version 0:2.4.27-3.71.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-863.

NVD Description

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

A maliciously constructed HTTP/2 request could cause mod_http2 in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.24, 2.4.25 to dereference a NULL pointer and crash the server process.

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