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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2006-20001

A carefully crafted If: request header can cause a memory read, or write of a single zero byte, in a pool (heap) memory location beyond the header value sent. This could cause the process to crash. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.54 and earlier.

Products
apache2
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.4.55-1
CVEs
CVE-2006-20001
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:21 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2006-20001

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Jan 2023, 20:15 UTC

A carefully crafted If: request header can cause a memory read, or write of a single zero byte, in a pool (heap) memory location beyond the header value sent. This could cause the process to crash. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.54 and earlier.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-20001

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.4.55-1

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.4.55-1

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.4.55-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-20001",
  "method": "structured",
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    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-20001",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T00:00:56.110466535Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-20001"
      ]
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 410946,
  "published_at": "2023-01-17T20:15:11.177+00:00"
}