CVE-2014-3581 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2014-3581?

CVE-2014-3581 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 10 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3581?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Apache Http Server, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center, Oracle Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3581?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-3581 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3581 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Apache Http Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3581, GHSA-fp3c-hq6w-q3rf, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3581.