NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting httpd-devel package, versions <0:2.4.37-47.0.1.module+el8.6.0+20683+407db9f5.2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
49.37% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-HTTPDDEVEL-2935259
  • published25 Jun 2022
  • disclosed10 Jun 2021

Introduced: 10 Jun 2021

CVE-2020-13950  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 httpd-devel to version 0:2.4.37-47.0.1.module+el8.6.0+20683+407db9f5.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-5163.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd-devel package and not the httpd-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.41 to 2.4.46 mod_proxy_http can be made to crash (NULL pointer dereference) with specially crafted requests using both Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding headers, leading to a Denial of Service

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