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httpd: mod_cache NULL pointer dereference crash

Published Jul 20, 2014

Description

The cache_invalidate function in modules/cache/cache_storage.c in the mod_cache module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.6, when a caching forward proxy is enabled, allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via vectors that trigger a missing hostname value.

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Red Hat statement

This issue did not affect the versions of httpd as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 as only httpd version 2.4.6 included the vulnerable code.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jul 20, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 12, 2013
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Jul 17, 2014