CVE-2014-3581
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 13.5%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-476
- EPSS score
- 13.5% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-3557)
- Published
- October 10, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-3557 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / http server
- apache / http server
- apache / http server
- apache / http server
- apache / http server
- apache / http server
- apache / http server
- apache / http server
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- oracle / enterprise manager ops center
- oracle / enterprise manager ops center
- oracle / enterprise manager ops center
- oracle / enterprise manager ops center
- oracle / linux
- redhat / enterprise linux desktop
- redhat / enterprise linux eus
- redhat / enterprise linux eus
- redhat / enterprise linux eus
- redhat / enterprise linux eus
- redhat / enterprise linux eus
- redhat / enterprise linux server
- redhat / enterprise linux server aus
- redhat / enterprise linux server aus
- redhat / enterprise linux server aus
- redhat / enterprise linux server aus
- redhat / enterprise linux server tus
- redhat / enterprise linux server tus
- redhat / enterprise linux server tus
Certified products that may be affected
7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Oracle Linux 7 Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK 6) Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4169 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11039-2020 - archived
- Oracle Linux 6 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3421 - historical
- Oracle Linux 6 Libreswan Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3170 - historical
- Oracle Linux 6 NSS Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3111 - historical
See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html(Broken Link, Mailing List)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html(Broken Link, Mailing List)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0325.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/CHANGES?view=markup&pathrev=1627749(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1624234(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71656(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031005(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2523-1(Third Party Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149709(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97027(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84a3714f0878781f6ed84473d1a503d2cc382277e100450209231830%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r476d175be0aaf4a17680ef98c5153b4d336eaef76fb2224cc94c463a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r76142b8c5119df2178be7c2dba88fde552eedeec37ea993dfce68d1d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r83109088737656fa6307bd99ab40f8ff0269ae58d3f7272d7048494a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra7f6aeb28661fbf826969526585f16856abc4615877875f9d3b35ef4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb14daf9cc4e28d18cdc15d6a6ca74e565672fabf7ad89541071d008b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc998b18880df98bafaade071346690c2bc1444adaa1a1ea464b93f0a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcc44594d4d6579b90deccd4536b5d31f099ef563df39b094be286b9e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd18c3c43602e66f9cdcf09f1de233804975b9572b0456cc582390b6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd336919f655b7ff309385e34a143e41c503e133da80414485b3abcc9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3d27b6250aa8548b8845d314bb8a350b3df326cacbbfdfe4d455234%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-02(Third Party Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/HT205219(Third Party Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031(Third Party Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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