Apache HTTP Server protocol handler for the HTTP/2 protocol checks received request headers against the size limitations as configured for the server and used for the HTTP/1 protocol as well. On violation of these restrictions and HTTP response is sent to the client with a status code indicating why the request was rejected. This rejection response was not fully initialised in the HTTP/2 protocol handler if the offending header was the very first one received or appeared in a a footer. This led to a NULL pointer dereference on initialised memory, crashing reliably the child process. Since such a triggering HTTP/2 request is easy to craft and submit, this can be exploited to DoS the server. This issue affected mod_http2 1.15.17 and Apache HTTP Server version 2.4.47 only. Apache HTTP Server 2.4.47 was never released.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade apache2 | Mar 26, 2024 | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade httpd-develUpgrade httpd-debuginfoUpgrade httpdUpgrade mod_sslUpgrade mod_http2-debuginfoUpgrade mod_sessionUpgrade mod_ldapUpgrade httpd-toolsUpgrade mod_http2Upgrade httpd-manualUpgrade httpd-filesystemUpgrade mod_mdUpgrade mod_proxy_html | Jun 24, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Apache Httpd | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Apache HTTPD | Dec 22, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Check Point Gaia | — | Upgrade to supported version Check Point Gaia. | Feb 25, 2026 | Oct 27, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade apache2 | Jul 12, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade apache24 | Nov 4, 2022 | Jun 10, 2021 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-servers/apache. | Jul 19, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade web/server/apache-24/module/apache-lua to version 2.4.48-11.4.35.0.1.94.3 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade web/server/apache-24/module/apache-ssl-fips-140 to version 2.4.48-11.4.35.0.1.94.3 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade web/server/apache-24 to version 2.4.48-11.4.35.0.1.94.3 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade web/server/apache-24/module/apache-dbd to version 2.4.48-11.4.35.0.1.94.3 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade web/server/apache-24/module/apache-ldap to version 2.4.48-11.4.35.0.1.94.3 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade web/server/apache-24/module/apache-gss to version 2.4.48-11.4.35.0.1.94.3 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade web/server/apache-24/module/apache-ssl to version 2.4.48-11.4.35.0.1.94.3 on Solaris 11.4 | Jul 21, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade apache2-eventUpgrade apache2-workerUpgrade apache2Upgrade apache2-utilsUpgrade apache2-preforkUpgrade apache2-docUpgrade apache2-example-pagesUpgrade apache2-devel | Jun 19, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 |
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