CVE-2001-1342 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Apache web server on Windows and OS/2 by sending HTTP requests with excessive slashes, causing a null pointer dereference.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2001-1342?

CVE-2001-1342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 25 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache before 1.3.20 on Windows and OS/2 systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (GPF) via an HTTP request for a URI that contains a large number of / (slash) or other characters, which causes certain functions to dereference a null pointer.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1342?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1342?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-1342 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1342 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apache Http Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p4g5-v5v5-p5mv.

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