CVE-2015-0253
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.130 · 96 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The read_request_line function in server/protocol.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.12 does not initialize the protocol structure member, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash) by sending a request that lacks a method to an installation that enables the INCLUDES filter and has an ErrorDocument 400 directive specifying a local URI.
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affected products (7)
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references (81)
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- http://cnnvd
- http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlPatchcnnvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1666.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.apache.org/dist/cnnvd
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlcnnvd
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