CVE-2021-41524

Summary

CVECVE-2021-41524
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-10-05 09:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:38:00 UTC
DescriptionWhile fuzzing the 2.4.49 httpd, a new null pointer dereference was detected during HTTP/2 request processing, allowing an external source to DoS the server. This requires a specially crafted request. The vulnerability was recently introduced in version 2.4.49. No exploit is known to the project.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Http Server 2.4.49 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 34 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 35 All All All
Application Netapp Cloud Backup - All All All
Application Oracle Instantis Enterprisetrack 17.1 All All All
Application Oracle Instantis Enterprisetrack 17.2 All All All
Application Oracle Instantis Enterprisetrack 17.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apache HTTPD: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202208-20) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: httpd-2.4.50-1.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: httpd-2.4.50-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Apache HTTP Server Vulnerabilties: October 2021 CISCO tools.cisco.com
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
October 2021 Apache HTTP Server Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: httpd-2.4.50-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - CVE-2021-41524: Apache HTTP Server: null pointer dereference in h2 fuzzing MLIST www.openwall.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022 MISC www.oracle.com
Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities - The Apache HTTP Server Project MISC httpd.apache.org
FEDORA-2021-5d2d4b6ac5 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Apache httpd team would like to thank LI ZHI XIN from NSFocus Security Team for reporting this issue.

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 150403 Apache HTTP Server NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2021-31618,CVE-2021-41524)
  • 150404 Apache HTTP Server NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2021-41524)
  • 182107 Debian Security Update for apache2 (CVE-2021-41524)
  • 240794 Red Hat Update for JBoss Core Services (RHSA-2022:7143)
  • 281962 Fedora Security Update for httpd (FEDORA-2021-5d2d4b6ac5)
  • 352857 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for httpd24: ALAS-2021-1543
  • 352858 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for httpd: ALAS2-2021-1716
  • 500023 Alpine Linux Security Update for apache2
  • 503714 Alpine Linux Security Update for apache2
  • 690017 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for apache httpd (25b78bdd-25b8-11ec-a341-d4c9ef517024)
  • 710595 Gentoo Linux Apache HTTPD Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202208-20)
  • 87465 Apache Hypertext Transfer Protocol Server (HTTP Server) Path Traversal and Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerabilities
  • 900394 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for httpd (5961)
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