Resource Exhaustion Affecting jbcs-httpd24-curl package, versions <0:7.78.0-3.el8jbcs


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-JBCSHTTPD24CURL-5402534
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed13 May 2021

Introduced: 13 May 2021

CVE-2021-3541  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 jbcs-httpd24-curl to version 0:7.78.0-3.el8jbcs or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:1389.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jbcs-httpd24-curl package and not the jbcs-httpd24-curl package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in libxml2. Exponential entity expansion attack its possible bypassing all existing protection mechanisms and leading to denial of service.

CVSS Scores

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