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🛡️ CVE-2006-20001 on Alpine — apache2

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

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.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2006-20001 as tracked by Alpine, for the package apache2. The fix is available in version 2.4.55-r0; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

ALPINE-CVE-2006-20001 is recorded against 1 package.

  • apache2 (fixed in 2.4.55-r0)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 January 2023 and last revised on 19 November 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security.alpinelinux.org (Advisory)

Other advisories for this package

apache2 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

CVE-2006-20001 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2023-01-17
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2025-11-19
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
apache2 — 2.4.55-r0

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