SB2012011801 - Resource management error in Apache HTTP Server

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SB2012011801 - Resource management error in Apache HTTP Server

Published: January 18, 2012 Updated: August 3, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012011801
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0031)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

scoreboard.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.21 and earlier might allow local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash during shutdown) or possibly have unspecified other impact by modifying a certain type field within a scoreboard shared memory segment, leading to an invalid call to the free function.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References