CVE-2014-3581

Apache HTTP Server - Denial of Service via Empty Content-Type Header

Title source: llm

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.

References (29)

Core 29

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1624234

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0325.html

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2523-1

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031005

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97027

Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/CHANGES?view=markup&pathrev=1627749

Broken Link, Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html

Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149709

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71656

Broken Link, Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd18c3c43602e66f9cdcf09f1de233804975b9572b0456cc582390b6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3d27b6250aa8548b8845d314bb8a350b3df326cacbbfdfe4d455234%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra7f6aeb28661fbf826969526585f16856abc4615877875f9d3b35ef4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc998b18880df98bafaade071346690c2bc1444adaa1a1ea464b93f0a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r83109088737656fa6307bd99ab40f8ff0269ae58d3f7272d7048494a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcc44594d4d6579b90deccd4536b5d31f099ef563df39b094be286b9e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb14daf9cc4e28d18cdc15d6a6ca74e565672fabf7ad89541071d008b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd336919f655b7ff309385e34a143e41c503e133da80414485b3abcc9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r476d175be0aaf4a17680ef98c5153b4d336eaef76fb2224cc94c463a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r76142b8c5119df2178be7c2dba88fde552eedeec37ea993dfce68d1d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-02

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://support.apple.com/HT205219

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84a3714f0878781f6ed84473d1a503d2cc382277e100450209231830%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

Scores

EPSS 0.0481

EPSS Percentile 89.6%

Details

CWE

CWE-476

Status published

Products (31)

apache/http_server 2.4.1

apache/http_server 2.4.2

apache/http_server 2.4.3

apache/http_server 2.4.4

apache/http_server 2.4.6

apache/http_server 2.4.7

apache/http_server 2.4.9

apache/http_server 2.4.10

canonical/ubuntu_linux 10.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04

... and 21 more

Published Oct 10, 2014

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026