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CVE-2021-41973

Apache MINA HTTP listener DOS

Published: Nov 1, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-835
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.3%
Top 9.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

In Apache MINA, a specifically crafted, malformed HTTP request may cause the HTTP Header decoder to loop indefinitely. The decoder assumed that the HTTP Header begins at the beginning of the buffer and loops if there is more data than expected. Please update MINA to 2.1.5 or greater.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-835

Affected Products

oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
banking paymentsOn-premDatabase
Databases / db-tooling
banking trade finance process managementOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
banking treasury managementOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp
communications cloud native core consoleOn-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
customer management and segmentation foundationOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
flexcube universal bankingOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp
fusion middleware common libraries and toolsLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
oss support toolsOn-prem
Databases
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache MINALibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
minaLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.mina:mina-core
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0b907da9340d5ff4e6c1a4798ef4e79700a668657f27cca8a39e9250%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/01/2
openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/01/8
openwall.com
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