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Apache HTTP Server 2.2.14 released for security

By Sean Michael Kerner

“One of the fixes is for a NULL pointer dereference in the
mod_proxy_ftp module. The flaw potentially could have enabled an
attacked to trigger a denial of service (DoS) attack via an Apache
powered FTP server. NULL pointer errors are common in software
development. According to a recent Coverity study, NULL pointer
errors have remained the most common type of coding error in open
source software over the past three years.”


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