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CVE-2024-38477

Published: 1 July 2024

null pointer dereference in mod_proxy in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows an attacker to crash the server via a malicious request. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue.

Notes

Author Note
mdeslaur
The second commit below is required to prevent a regression when
proxying http2. See launchpad bug below.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
apache2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needs triage

focal
Released (2.4.41-4ubuntu3.19)
jammy
Released (2.4.52-1ubuntu4.10)
mantic
Released (2.4.57-2ubuntu2.5)
noble
Released (2.4.58-1ubuntu8.2)
trusty Needs triage

upstream
Released (2.4.60-1)
xenial Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1918607
upstream: https://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/1d98d4db186e708f059336fb9342d0adb6925e85
upstream: https://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/4d3a308014be26e5407113b4c827a1ea2882bf38

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H