#VU33325 Resource management error in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2012-0031 

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#VU33325 Resource management error in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2012-0031

Published: January 18, 2012 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33325
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0031
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Apache HTTP Server
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

scoreboard.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.21 and earlier might allow local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash during shutdown) or possibly have unspecified other impact by modifying a certain type field within a scoreboard shared memory segment, leading to an invalid call to the free function.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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