Buffer Overflow Affecting httpd-devel package, versions <0:2.4.51-1.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-HTTPDDEVEL-1734858
  • published16 Oct 2021
  • disclosed16 Sept 2021

Introduced: 16 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-39275  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 httpd-devel to version 0:2.4.51-1.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1716.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd-devel package and not the httpd-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

ap_escape_quotes() may write beyond the end of a buffer when given malicious input. No included modules pass untrusted data to these functions, but third-party / external modules may. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.48 and earlier.

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CVSS Scores

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