CVE-2024-38477 (GCVE-0-2024-38477)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-07-01 18:16
Modified
2025-11-03 21:55
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Summary
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.
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Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server Version: 2.4.0   ≤ 2.4.59
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