UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3581

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3581

    Published: 10 Oct 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-3581
    Aliases:
    USN-2523-1

    Summary:

    Details: The cache_merge_headers_out function in modules/cache/cache_util.c in the mod_cache module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty HTTP Content-Type header.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3581, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2523-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3581

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apache2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.7-1ubuntu4.4

    Affected versions

    2.4.6-2ubuntu2
    2.4.6-2ubuntu3
    2.4.6-2ubuntu4
    2.4.7-1ubuntu1
    2.4.7-1ubuntu2
    2.4.7-1ubuntu3
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4
    2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High