Out-of-bounds Write Affecting httpd package, versions <0:2.4.6-97.0.5.el7_9.4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
80.05% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-HTTPD-2601178
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Jun 2021

Introduced: 10 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-26691  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 httpd to version 0:2.4.6-97.0.5.el7_9.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-0143.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd package and not the httpd package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.46 a specially crafted SessionHeader sent by an origin server could cause a heap overflow

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