CVE-2024-38477 Apache HTTP Server: Crash resulting in Denial of Service in mod_proxy via a malicious request

2024-07-0118:16:11

CWE-476

apache

github.com

apache http server

mod_proxy

denial of service

fix

cve-2024-38477

upgrade

AI Score

6.5

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

48.0%

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

Technical Impact

partial

JSON

null pointer dereference in mod_proxy in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows an attacker to crash the server via a malicious request.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
    "product": "Apache HTTP Server",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "2.4.0",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2.4.59"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]