CVE-2019-10097

Publication date 14 August 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

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Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.2 · High

Score breakdown

Description

In Apache HTTP Server 2.4.32-2.4.39, when mod_remoteip was configured to use a trusted intermediary proxy server using the "PROXY" protocol, a specially crafted PROXY header could trigger a stack buffer overflow or NULL pointer deference. This vulnerability could only be triggered by a trusted proxy and not by untrusted HTTP clients.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
apache2 19.04 disco
Fixed 2.4.38-2ubuntu2.2
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Notes

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apache 2.4.33 through 2.4.42 (pending)

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.2 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4113-1
    • Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
    • 29 August 2019

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