Explain CVE-2019-0196
A vulnerability was found in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.17 to 2.4.38. Using fuzzed network input, the http/2 request handling could be made to access freed memory in string comparison when determining the method of a request and thus process the request incorrectly.
Affected Products: Apache HTTP Server
References: [{'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20190401 CVE-2019-0196: mod_http2, read-after-free on a string compare', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/02/1'}, {'name': '107669', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107669'}, {'name': '20190403 [SECURITY] [DSA 4422-1] apache2 security update', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/5'}, {'name': 'USN-3937-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/3937-1/'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2019-cf7695b470', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WETXNQWNQLWHV6XNW6YTO5UGDTIWAQGT/'}, {'name': 'DSA-4422', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4422'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.39'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2019:1190', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00051.html'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2019:1209', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00061.html'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2019:1258', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00084.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K44591505'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2019-08e57d15fd', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YTJPHI3E3OKW7OT7COQXVG7DE7IDQ2OT/'}, {'name': '[httpd-cvs] 20190611 svn commit: r1861068 - 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CVE State: PUBLISHED