Null pointer dereference in apache2 (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-1302 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
apache2 (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Null pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU11287
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1302
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper destruction of an HTTP/2 stream after being handled. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP/2 stream, write a NULL pointer value to an already freed memory space and cause the service to crash.
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Vulnerable software versionsapache2 (Alpine package): 2.4.4-r0 - 2.4.29-r1
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=745c279a27c099e33067e550773bdc49d7d3da2e
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a30dbd55635b5e5c03db10c63ac61a2a9b3c3b05
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c976cfb3d3e83caaa82a05bc37b1c1a6e6b3ea1c
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=fc2557dadf48a27feaa29261edcaa62ea4fc367e
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
