CVE-2024-38477
HIGH7.5EPSS 1.9%Apache HTTP Server: Crash resulting in Denial of Service in mod_proxy via a malicious request
Published: 7/1/2024Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
null pointer dereference in mod_proxy in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows an attacker to crash the server via a malicious request. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue.
Affected packages (3)
- Alpine/apache2from 0, < 2.4.60-r0
- Bitnami/apache>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.60
- Debian/apache2from 0, < 2.4.61-1~deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References (7)
- ADVISORYhttps://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-38477
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-38477
- WEBhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/11
- WEBhttps://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- WEBhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38477
- WEBhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240712-0001/
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/01/10