cve-2024-38477
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-07-01 18:16
Modified
2025-03-18 18:36
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
8.42% (0.91508)
Summary
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.
References
security@apache.orghttps://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlVendor Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240712-0001/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/01/10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240712-0001/Third Party Advisory
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Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server Version: 2.4.0   ≤ 2.4.59
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