CVE-2015-0253

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-0253
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-07-20 23:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Http Server 2.4.12 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.10.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 5.0.3 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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Apache Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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About the security content of OS X Server v5.0.3 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List
*) SECURITY: CVE-2015-0253 (cve.mitre.org) · apache/httpd@be0f533 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
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APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-4 OS X Server 5.0.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
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www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.apache.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
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Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities - The Apache HTTP Server Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 httpd.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
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*) SECURITY: CVE-2015-0253 (cve.mitre.org) · apache/httpd@6a97405 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
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Apache HTTP Server CVE-2015-0253 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Bug 57531 – 2.4.12 segmentation fault when accessing host on Listen port that doesn't have defined virtual host block af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bz.apache.org Issue Tracking
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