NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting apache/httpd package, versions [2.4.41,2.4.47)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.52% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-APACHEHTTPD-3007373
  • published12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed10 Jun 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 10 Jun 2021

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

How to fix?

Upgrade apache/httpd to version 2.4.47 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference. 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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