NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting httpd24-httpd-manual package, versions <0:2.4.12-6.el7.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.6% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-HTTPD24HTTPDMANUAL-4664196
  • published1 Nov 2021
  • disclosed15 Jul 2015

Introduced: 15 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-0253  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 httpd24-httpd-manual to version 0:2.4.12-6.el7.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1666.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd24-httpd-manual package and not the httpd24-httpd-manual package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The read_request_line function in server/protocol.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.12 does not initialize the protocol structure member, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash) by sending a request that lacks a method to an installation that enables the INCLUDES filter and has an ErrorDocument 400 directive specifying a local URI.

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