Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Traffic Server



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
CVE-ID CVE-2021-32565
CVE-2021-27577
CVE-2021-32566
CVE-2021-32567
CVE-2021-35474
CWE-ID CWE-444
CWE-20
CWE-399
CWE-121
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Apache Traffic Server
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.

1) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests

EUVDB-ID: #VU54459

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32565

CWE-ID: CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to preform HTTP request smuggling attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests when processing Content-Length header. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Traffic Server: 7.0.0 - 9.0.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra1a41ff92a70d25bf576d7da2590575e8ff430393a3f4a0c34de4277%40%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU54461

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27577

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to poison web server cache.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling URL fragmentation. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP request and poison the web server cache.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Traffic Server: 7.0.0 - 9.0.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra1a41ff92a70d25bf576d7da2590575e8ff430393a3f4a0c34de4277%40%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU54462

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32566

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing HTTP/2 requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted sequence of HTTP/2 frames and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Traffic Server: 7.0.0 - 9.0.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra1a41ff92a70d25bf576d7da2590575e8ff430393a3f4a0c34de4277%40%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU54463

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32567

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when processing HTTP/2 frames. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Traffic Server: 7.0.0 - 9.0.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra1a41ff92a70d25bf576d7da2590575e8ff430393a3f4a0c34de4277%40%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU54464

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35474

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the cachekey plugin. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the application, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Traffic Server: 7.0.0 - 9.0.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra1a41ff92a70d25bf576d7da2590575e8ff430393a3f4a0c34de4277%40%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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