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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.11% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- apache/libapreq2
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS 4.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/939937Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rce5814279a615d4a17c870a3c5b77f57975874d382ffee0b73b7f9da%40%3Cmodperl.perl.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/939937Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rce5814279a615d4a17c870a3c5b77f57975874d382ffee0b73b7f9da%40%3Cmodperl.perl.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.