Out-of-bounds Read Affecting mod_proxy_html package, versions <1:2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+823+f143cee1.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-MODPROXYHTML-3199426
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed16 Sept 2021

Introduced: 16 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-36160  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 mod_proxy_html to version 1:2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+823+f143cee1.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:1915.

NVD Description

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

A carefully crafted request uri-path can cause mod_proxy_uwsgi to read above the allocated memory and crash (DoS). This issue affects Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.30 to 2.4.48 (inclusive).

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