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CVE-2012-0031

scoreboard.c in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.21 and earlier might allow local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash during shutdown) or possibly have unspecified other impact by modifying a certain type field within a scoreboard shared memory segment, leading to an invalid call to the free function.

Severity
Medium 4.6
Published
18 Jan 2012
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Fixed in
2.0.65, 2.2.22
Exploit chance
2.8% in the next 30 daysHigher than 86% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Needs local access · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Apache HTTP ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:http_server
  • From 2.0.0 before 2.0.65
  • From 2.2.0 before 2.2.22

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0031
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0031