CVE-2021-44224
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CVE-2021-44224 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.2/10 on the CVSS scale. A crafted URI sent to httpd configured as a forward proxy (ProxyRequests on) can cause a crash (NULL pointer dereference) or, for configurations mixing forward and reverse proxy declarations, can allow for requests to be directed to a declared Unix Domain Socket endpoint (Server Side Request Forgery). This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.7 up to 2.4.51 (included).. EPSS estimates a 82.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A crafted URI sent to httpd configured as a forward proxy (ProxyRequests on) can cause a crash (NULL pointer dereference) or, for configurations mixing forward and reverse proxy declarations, can allow for requests to be directed to a declared Unix Domain Socket endpoint (Server Side Request Forgery). This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.7 up to 2.4.51 (included).
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Http Server | >= 2.4.7, < 2.4.52 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 34 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 35 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 36 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
| Tenable | Tenable.Sc | >= 5.14.0, < 5.20.0 |
| Tenable | Tenable.Sc | >= 5.16.0, < 202201.1 |
| Oracle | Communications Element Manager | < 9.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Operations Monitor | 4.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Operations Monitor | 4.3 |
| Oracle | Communications Operations Monitor | 4.4 |
| Oracle | Communications Operations Monitor | 5.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Session Report Manager | < 9.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Session Route Manager | < 9.0 |
| Oracle | Http Server | All versions |
| Oracle | Http Server | 12.2.1.3.0 |
| Oracle | Http Server | 12.2.1.4.0 |
| Oracle | Instantis Enterprisetrack | 17.1 |
| Oracle | Instantis Enterprisetrack | 17.2 |
| Oracle | Instantis Enterprisetrack | 17.3 |
| Apple | Mac Os X | 10.15.7 |
| Apple | Macos | < 10.15.7 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 11.0, < 11.6.6 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 12.0.0, < 12.4 |
References
- http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/38Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/20/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211224-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213257Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5035Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-01Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-03Third Party Advisory
- http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/38Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/20/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211224-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213257Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5035Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-01Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-03Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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