CVE-2014-3581

httpd: NULL pointer dereference in mod_cache if Content-Type has empty value

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · September 8, 2014

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the mod_cache httpd module handled Content-Type headers. A malicious HTTP server could cause the httpd child process to crash when the Apache HTTP server was configured to proxy to a server with caching enabled.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of httpd as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 and 2, and JBoss Application Platform 6.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.6
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference