NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.12

CVE-2015-0253 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The read_request_line function in server/protocol.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.12 does not initialize the protocol structure member, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash) by sending a request that lacks a method to an installation that enables the INCLUDES filter and has an ErrorDocument 400 directive specifying a local URI.

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