Apache HTTP Server protocol handler for the HTTP/2 protocol checks received request headers against the size limitations as configured for the server and used for the HTTP/1 protocol as well. On violation of these restrictions and HTTP response is sent to the client with a status code indicating why the request was rejected. This rejection response was not fully initialised in the HTTP/2 protocol handler if the offending header was the very first one received or appeared in a a footer. This led to a NULL pointer dereference on initialised memory, crashing reliably the child process. Since such a triggering HTTP/2 request is easy to craft and submit, this can be exploited to DoS the server. This issue affected mod_http2 1.15.17 and Apache HTTP Server version 2.4.47 only. Apache HTTP Server 2.4.47 was never released.
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Published : 2021-06-15 02:15
Updated : 2021-12-10 09:05
NVD link : CVE-2021-31618
Mitre link : CVE-2021-31618
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CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Products Affected
oracle
- instantis_enterprisetrack
- zfs_storage_appliance_kit
- enterprise_manager_ops_center
apache
- http_server
fedoraproject
- fedora
debian
- debian_linux