CVE-2015-0253
httpd: NULL pointer dereference crash with ErrorDocument 400 pointing to a local URL-path
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · July 15, 2015
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way httpd generated certain error responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to crash the httpd child process using a request that triggers a certain HTTP error.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of httpd as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6, and 7; JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 and 2; JBoss Web Server 3; and JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference