Denial of Service Vulnerability in libapreq2 by Apache Software Foundation
CVE-2019-12412

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache
Status
Libapreq2
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 November 2020

What is CVE-2019-12412?

A vulnerability exists in versions 2.07 to 2.13 of the libapreq2 multipart parser where a null pointer dereference can lead to a process crash. This flaw allows a remote attacker to exploit the parser by sending a specially crafted request, resulting in a denial of service attack that disrupts service availability.

Affected Version(s)

libapreq2 2.07 to 2.13

References

https://bugs.debian.org/939937
x_refsource_MISC
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rce5814279a615d4a17c...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2019-12412 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in libapreq2 by Apache Software Foundation