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IBM HTTP Server: CVE-2021-44790: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking in the mod_lua multipart parser called from Lua scripts

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IBM HTTP Server: CVE-2021-44790: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking in the mod_lua multipart parser called from Lua scripts

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/20/2021
Created
09/06/2022
Added
08/31/2022
Modified
08/31/2022

Description

A carefully crafted request body can cause a buffer overflow in the mod_lua multipart parser (r:parsebody() called from Lua scripts). The Apache httpd team is not aware of an exploit for the vulnerabilty though it might be possible to craft one. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 and earlier.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-ph42862-for-9_0

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