CVE-2019-12412 Null dereference in libapreq2
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service by triggering a null pointer dereference in the libapreq2 multipart parser.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-12412?
CVE-2019-12412 is a high-severity vulnerability in libapreq2, published on 18 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw in the libapreq2 v2.07 to v2.13 multipart parser can deference a null pointer leading to a process crash. A remote attacker could send a request causing a process crash which could lead to a denial of service attack.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12412?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Libapreq2.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12412?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2019-12412 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12412 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in libapreq2
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12412, DLA-1944-1, DSA-4541-1, GHSA-239h-283c-gxph, MGASA-2019-0327, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12412 and 2 more.