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Apache HTTPD: mod_session response handling heap overflow (CVE-2021-26691)

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Apache HTTPD: mod_session response handling heap overflow (CVE-2021-26691)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/10/2021
Created
01/19/2022
Added
12/22/2021
Modified
01/13/2022

Description

Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.46 A specially crafted SessionHeader sent by an origin server could cause a heap overflow

Solution(s)

  • apache-httpd-upgrade-2_4_48

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