critical
9.8
CWE
787 119 400
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2021-44790: Possible buffer overflow when parsing multipart content in mod_lua of Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 and earlier

First published: Mon Dec 20 2021(Updated: )

A buffer overflow flaw in httpd's lua module could allow an out-of-bounds write. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted request to an httpd instance that is using the lua module may be able to cause an impact to confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability.

Credit: CVE-2021-44224 CVE-2021-44790 CVE-2022-22719 CVE-2022-22720 CVE-2022-22721 Lockheed Martin Red Team an anonymous researcher Jeremy Brown Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeQi Sun Trend MicroYe Zhang @co0py_Cat Baidu SecurityRobert Ai Trend MicroArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Yonghwi Jin @jinmo123 TheoriLinus Henze Pinauten GmbHLiu Long Ant Security LightJack Dates RET2 Systems IncAntonio Zekic @antoniozekic Jeonghoon Shin Theori working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativePeter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng @peternguyen14 STAR LabsNed Williamson Google Project Zero @gorelics BreakPoint BreakPointRon Masas BreakPointWojciech Reguła @_r3ggi SecuRingArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) MicrosoftJonathan Bar Or MicrosoftZhipeng Huo @R3dF09 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabYuebin Sun @yuebinsun2020 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabMax Shavrick @_mxms the Google Security TeamZubair Ashraf CrowdstrikeCVE-2022-0778 CVE-2022-23308 Mickey Jin @patch1t @gorelics Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng STAR LabsFelix Poulin-Belanger Antonio Cheong Yu Xuan YCISCQCVE-2021-4136 CVE-2021-4166 CVE-2021-4173 CVE-2021-4187 CVE-2021-4192 CVE-2021-4193 CVE-2021-46059 CVE-2022-0128 Heige KnownSec 404 TeamBo Qu Palo Alto NetworksScarlet Raine Wang Yu CyberservalCVE-2022-0530 Tavis Ormandy CVE-2021-45444 ABC Research s.r.o Jon Thompson EvolveIA) actae0n Blacksun Hackers Club working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeAndrew Williams GoogleAvi Drissman Googlechenyuwang @mzzzz__ Tencent Security Xuanwu LabJordy Zomer @pwningsystems Paul Walker BuryNathaniel Ekoniak Ennate TechnologiesGergely Kalman @gergely_kalman Mandiant MandiantJoshua Mason MandiantRon Waisberg SecuRingan anonymous researcher SecuRing Perception PointRon Hass @ronhass7 Perception Pointryuzaki Chijin Zhou ShuiMuYuLin LtdTsinghua wingtecher lab Jeonghoon Shin TheoriSorryMybad @S0rryMybad Kunlun LabDongzhuo Zhao ADLab of Venustech security@apache.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/httpd<0:2.4.6-97.el7_9.4
0:2.4.6-97.el7_9.4
redhat/httpd<0:2.4.6-45.el7_3.8
0:2.4.6-45.el7_3.8
redhat/httpd<0:2.4.6-67.el7_4.9
0:2.4.6-67.el7_4.9
redhat/httpd<0:2.4.6-89.el7_6.4
0:2.4.6-89.el7_6.4
redhat/httpd<0:2.4.6-90.el7_7.3
0:2.4.6-90.el7_7.3
redhat/httpd24-httpd<0:2.4.34-23.el7.1
0:2.4.34-23.el7.1
debian/apache2
2.4.38-3+deb10u8
2.4.38-3+deb10u10
2.4.56-1~deb11u2
2.4.56-1~deb11u1
2.4.57-2
2.4.57-3
2.4.58-1
redhat/httpd<2.4.52
2.4.52
Apple macOS Monterey<12.4
12.4
Apple macOS<11.6.6
11.6.6
macOS Catalina
Apache Http Server<=2.4.51
Fedora=34
Fedora=35
Fedora=36
Debian=10.0
Debian=11.0
tenable tenable.sc>=5.16.0<5.20.0
netapp cloud backup
oracle communications element manager<=9.0
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=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
Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit=8.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-008
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-003
Apple iOS and macOS<10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS>=11.0<11.6.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=12.0<12.4

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html

Remedy

Disabling mod_lua and restarting httpd will mitigate this flaw. See https://access.redhat.com/articles/10649 for more information.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2021-44790?

    CVE-2021-44790 is a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server that allows a carefully crafted request body to cause a buffer overflow in the mod_lua multipart parser.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2021-44790?

    Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 and earlier versions are affected by CVE-2021-44790.

  • How severe is CVE-2021-44790?

    CVE-2021-44790 has a severity level of critical.

  • How can I fix CVE-2021-44790?

    To fix CVE-2021-44790, update Apache HTTP Server to version 2.4.53 or later.

  • Is there an exploit for CVE-2021-44790?

    The Apache httpd team is not aware of an exploit for CVE-2021-44790, but it might be possible to craft one.

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