CVE-2021-41524
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-10-05 08:40
Modified
2024-08-04 03:15
Severity ?
Summary
While fuzzing the 2.4.49 httpd, a new null pointer dereference was detected during HTTP/2 request processing, allowing an external source to DoS the server. This requires a specially crafted request. The vulnerability was recently introduced in version 2.4.49. No exploit is known to the project.
References
security@apache.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/05/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlVendor Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DSM6UWQICBJ2TU727RENU3HBKEAFLT6T/
security@apache.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EUVJVRJRBW5QVX4OY3NOHZDQ3B3YOTSG/
security@apache.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211029-0009/Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apache-httpd-pathtrv-LAzg68cZThird Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/05/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DSM6UWQICBJ2TU727RENU3HBKEAFLT6T/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EUVJVRJRBW5QVX4OY3NOHZDQ3B3YOTSG/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211029-0009/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apache-httpd-pathtrv-LAzg68cZThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
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