CVE-2014-3581

Publication date 10 October 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

The cache_merge_headers_out function in modules/cache/cache_util.c in the mod_cache module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty HTTP Content-Type header.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
apache2	14.10 utopic	Fixed 2.4.10-1ubuntu1.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.4
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

per upstream bug, 2.2 is not affected

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
apache2	Upstream: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1624234 Upstream: c164ca7

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2523-1
Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
10 March 2015

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3581