CVE-2021-31618

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.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2021/q2/206	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r783b6558abf3305b17ea462bed4bd66d82866438999bf38cef6d11d1@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r14b66ef0f4f569fd515a3f96cd4eb58bd9a8ff525cc326bb0359664f@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/10/9	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A73QJ4HPUMU26I6EULG6SCK67TUEXZYR/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2NKJ3ZA3FTSZ2QBBPKS6BYGAWYRABNQQ/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00006.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4937	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-38	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210727-0008/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.15.17:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.4.47:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.4.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance_kit:8.8:::::::*

Information

Published : 2021-06-15 02:15

Updated : 2021-12-10 09:05

NVD link : CVE-2021-31618

Mitre link : CVE-2021-31618

JSON object : View

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

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7.5 /10

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0 /10

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

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