#VU21564 NULL pointer dereference in libapreq2 - CVE-2019-12412

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#VU21564 NULL pointer dereference in libapreq2 - CVE-2019-12412

Published: October 5, 2019 / Updated: August 27, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21564
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12412
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libapreq2
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when processing nested "multipart" body. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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