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CVE-2012-0031 json

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 shutdow…

published 2012-01-18 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-0071

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • apache http_server 2.0.65, 2.2.22
  • apache2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.2.22-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0031

  • httpd RHEL 5 2.2.3-63.el5_8.1
  • mod_ssl RHEL 5 1:2.2.3-63.el5_8.1
  • httpd-manual RHEL 5 2.2.3-63.el5_8.1
  • httpd RHEL 6 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1
  • mod_ssl RHEL 6 1:2.2.15-15.el6_2.1
  • httpd-tools RHEL 6 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1
  • httpd-manual RHEL 6 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1
  • httpd jboss enterprise web server 1 2.2.17-15.4.ep5.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:0323RHSA-2012:0128RHSA-2012:0542

  • apache2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.4.23-4.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10268-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-0031 updated cvss 2.6

httpd: possible crash on shutdown due to flaw in scoreboard handling

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 httpd
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) httpd 2.2.3-63.el5_8.1, mod_ssl 2.2.3-63.el5_8.1, httpd-manual 2.2.3-63.el5_8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) httpd 2.2.3-63.el5_8.1, mod_ssl 2.2.3-63.el5_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0323
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1, httpd-tools 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1, mod_ssl 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1, httpd-manual 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1, httpd-tools 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1, mod_ssl 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1, httpd-manual 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1, mod_ssl 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1, httpd-tools 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1, httpd-manual 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1, mod_ssl 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1, httpd-tools 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1, httpd-manual 2.2.15-15.el6_2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0128
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 Server httpd 2.2.17-15.4.ep5.el5, mod_ssl 2.2.17-15.4.ep5.el5, httpd-manual 2.2.17-15.4.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 6 Server httpd 2.2.17-15.4.ep5.el6, mod_ssl 2.2.17-15.4.ep5.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.17-15.4.ep5.el6, httpd-manual 2.2.17-15.4.ep5.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0542
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0543
  • Red Hat RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) httpd 2.2.3-63.el5_8.1, httpd-manual 2.2.3-63.el5_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0323

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-41768)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-41768 Apache 2.2 - Scoreboard Invalid Free On Shutdown dos, 2012-01-11
  • halfdog.net http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2011/ApacheScoreboardInvalidFreeOnShutdown/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

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