NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting apache2 package, versions <2.4.41-4ubuntu3.3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
49.37% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-APACHE2-1303216
  • published16 Jun 2021
  • 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 Ubuntu:20.04 apache2 to version 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apache2 package and not the apache2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 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

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1