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FKIE_CVE-2021-33193

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-08-16 08:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:54
Summary
A crafted method sent through HTTP/2 will bypass validation and be forwarded by mod_proxy, which can lead to request splitting or cache poisoning. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.17 to 2.4.48.
References
security@apache.orghttps://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/ecebcc035ccd8d0e2984fe41420d9e944f456b3c.patchPatch
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4162adc051c1a0a79e7a24093f3776373e8733abaff57253fef341d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EPatch
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ree7519d71415ecdd170ff1889cab552d71758d2ba2904a17ded21a70%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EPatch
security@apache.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DSM6UWQICBJ2TU727RENU3HBKEAFLT6T/Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EUVJVRJRBW5QVX4OY3NOHZDQ3B3YOTSG/Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://portswigger.net/research/http2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210917-0004/Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apache-httpd-2.4.49-VWL69sWQThird Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-17Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/ecebcc035ccd8d0e2984fe41420d9e944f456b3c.patchPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4162adc051c1a0a79e7a24093f3776373e8733abaff57253fef341d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ree7519d71415ecdd170ff1889cab552d71758d2ba2904a17ded21a70%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DSM6UWQICBJ2TU727RENU3HBKEAFLT6T/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EUVJVRJRBW5QVX4OY3NOHZDQ3B3YOTSG/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portswigger.net/research/http2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210917-0004/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apache-httpd-2.4.49-VWL69sWQThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-17Third Party Advisory

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      "value": "Un m\u00e9todo dise\u00f1ado enviado mediante HTTP/2 omitir\u00e1 la comprobaci\u00f3n y ser\u00e1 reenviado por mod_proxy, lo que puede conllevar a la divisi\u00f3n de peticiones o el envenenamiento de la cach\u00e9. Este problema afecta a Apache HTTP Server versiones 2.4.17 a 2.4.48."
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  "id": "CVE-2021-33193",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:54:19.957",
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