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    CVE-2021-36160

    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).

    Published:Sep 16, 2021
    Last Modified:May 1, 2025
    EPS:Sep 16, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.06068
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Http Server
    Vendor
    Broadcom
    Product
    Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    Cloud Backup
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    Clustered Data Ontap
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    Storagegrid
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Cloud Native Environment
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Enterprise Manager Base Platform
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Http Server
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Instantis Enterprisetrack
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Zfs Storage Appliance Kit
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Core Services
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Software Collections

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers

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    References

    http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2eb200ac1340f69aa22af61ab34780c531d110437910cb9c0ece3b37%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3925e167d5eb1c75def3750c155d753064e1d34a143028bb32910432%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r61fdbfc26ab170f4e6492ef3bd5197c20b862ce156e9d5a54d4b899c%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r73260f6ba9fb52e43d860905fc90462ba5a814afda2d011f32bbd41c%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7f2746e916ed370239bc1a1025e5ebbf345f79df9ea0ea39e44acfbb%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r82838efc5fa6fc4c73986399c9b71573589f78b31846aff5bd9b1697%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r82c077663f9759c7df5a6656f925b3ee4f55fcd33c889ba7cd687029%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r94a61a1517133a19dcf40016e87454ea86e355d06a0cec4c778530f3%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra1c05a392587bfe34383dffe1213edc425de8d4afc25b7cefab3e781%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra87a69d0703d09dc52b86e32b08f8d7327af10acdd5f577a4e82596a%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2341c8786d0f9924f5b666e82d8d170b4804f50a523d750551bef1a%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4162adc051c1a0a79e7a24093f3776373e8733abaff57253fef341d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ree7519d71415ecdd170ff1889cab552d71758d2ba2904a17ded21a70%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00016.html
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00016.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SPBR6WUYBJNACHKE65SPL7TJOHX7RHWD/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZNCYSR3BXT36FFF4XTCPL3HDQK4VP45R/
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0004/
    https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apache-httpd-2.4.49-VWL69sWQ
    https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4982
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
    http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2eb200ac1340f69aa22af61ab34780c531d110437910cb9c0ece3b37%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3925e167d5eb1c75def3750c155d753064e1d34a143028bb32910432%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r61fdbfc26ab170f4e6492ef3bd5197c20b862ce156e9d5a54d4b899c%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r73260f6ba9fb52e43d860905fc90462ba5a814afda2d011f32bbd41c%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7f2746e916ed370239bc1a1025e5ebbf345f79df9ea0ea39e44acfbb%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r82838efc5fa6fc4c73986399c9b71573589f78b31846aff5bd9b1697%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r82c077663f9759c7df5a6656f925b3ee4f55fcd33c889ba7cd687029%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r94a61a1517133a19dcf40016e87454ea86e355d06a0cec4c778530f3%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra1c05a392587bfe34383dffe1213edc425de8d4afc25b7cefab3e781%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra87a69d0703d09dc52b86e32b08f8d7327af10acdd5f577a4e82596a%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2341c8786d0f9924f5b666e82d8d170b4804f50a523d750551bef1a%40%3Cbugs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4162adc051c1a0a79e7a24093f3776373e8733abaff57253fef341d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ree7519d71415ecdd170ff1889cab552d71758d2ba2904a17ded21a70%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00016.html
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00016.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SPBR6WUYBJNACHKE65SPL7TJOHX7RHWD/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZNCYSR3BXT36FFF4XTCPL3HDQK4VP45R/
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0004/
    https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apache-httpd-2.4.49-VWL69sWQ
    https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4982
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High