CVE-2019-12412
A flaw in the libapreq2 v2.07 to v2.13 multipart parser can deference a null pointer leading to a...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-12412- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-12412- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-4032 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-4032- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-239h-283c-gxph No score
A flaw in the libapreq2 v2.07 to v2.13 multipart parser can deference a null pointer leading to a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-239h-283c-gxph- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-12412- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-12412
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12412- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-12412
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12412- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0327 No score
Updated libapreq2 packages fix security vulnerability
Updated libapreq2 packages fix security vulnerability:
Max Kellermann reported a NULL pointer dereference flaw in libapreq2, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service against an application using the library (application crash) if an invalid nested "multipart" body is processed (CVE-2019-12412).
- Record
MGASA-2019-0327- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4558-1 No score
libapreq2 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that libapreq2 did not properly sanitize the Content-Type field in certain, crafted HTTP requests. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause libapreq2 to crash.
- Record
USN-4558-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5041-1 No score
libapreq2 vulnerability
It was discovered that libapreq2 did not properly sanitize the Content-Type field in certain crafted HTTP requests. An attacker could possibly use the vulnerability to cause libapreq2 to crash.
- Record
USN-5041-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libapreq2Debian:13 |
before 2.13-6 | 2.13-6 |
libapreq2Debian:8 |
before 2.13-4+deb8u1, plus listed versions 2.13-4 |
2.13-4+deb8u1 |
libapreq2Debian:9 |
before 2.13-7~deb9u1, plus listed versions 2.13-52.13-6 |
2.13-7~deb9u1 |
libapreq2Debian:10 |
before 2.13-7~deb10u1, plus listed versions 2.13-52.13-62.13-7~deb9u1 |
2.13-7~deb10u1 |
libapreq2Mageia:7 |
before 2.130.0-28.1.mga7 | 2.130.0-28.1.mga7 |
libapreq2Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
before 2.13-3ubuntu2+esm1, plus listed versions 2.13-2.12.13-2.1build12.13-32.13-3ubuntu2 |
2.13-3ubuntu2+esm1 |
libapreq2Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 2.13-4ubuntu2+esm1, plus listed versions 2.13-4ubuntu12.13-4ubuntu2 |
2.13-4ubuntu2+esm1 |
libapreq2Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 2.13-7~deb10u1build0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 2.13-5build22.13-5build3 |
2.13-7~deb10u1build0.18.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-12412 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Libapreq2, published September 30, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.11%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in libapreq2 2.13-6.
References
bugs.debian.org/939937
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rce5814279a615d4a17c870a3c5b77f57975874d382ffee0b73b7f9da%40%3Cmodperl.perl.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12412
github.com/advisories/GHSA-239h-283c-gxph
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12412
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0327.html