# 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.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-11-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a libapreq2: 2.07 to 2.13

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a libapreq2, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.debian.org/939937
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rce5814279a615d4a17c870a3c5b77f57975874d382ffee0b73b7f9da%40%3Cmodperl.perl.apache.org%3E

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