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Debian: CVE-2019-12412: libapreq2 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2019-12412: libapreq2 -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/04/2019
Created
10/05/2019
Added
10/04/2019
Modified
12/02/2020

Description

A flaw in the libapreq2 v2.07 to v2.13 multipart parser can deference a null pointer leading to a process crash. A remote attacker could send a request causing a process crash which could lead to a denial of service attack.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libapreq2

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