CVE-2024-38477

Apache HTTP Server: Crash resulting in Denial of Service in mod_proxy via a malicious request

State: Published
Severity: 7.5 High
Published: Jul 1, 2024
Updated: Nov 3, 2025
Reserved: Jun 17, 2024

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.5 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Apache HTTP ServerApache Software Foundation	2.4.0 through 2.4.59Affected

References

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlvendor-advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240712-0001/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/01/10
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/11

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