Vulnerability identifier: #VU21564
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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:
CWE-ID:
CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
libapreq2
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
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.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
libapreq2: 2.01-dev - 2.13
External links
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4541
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.