Out-of-bounds Write Affecting httpd-devel package, versions <0:2.4.37-39.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20372+b87b2deb.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    74.47% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-HTTPDDEVEL-2589018
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 10 Jun 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 httpd-devel to version 0:2.4.37-39.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20372+b87b2deb.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-3816.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 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

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

7.5 high
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Red Hat

8.1 high