CVE search · CVE-2021-42697
CVE-2021-42697
high 7.5
Akka HTTP 10.1.x before 10.1.15 and 10.2.x before 10.2.7 can encounter stack exhaustion while parsing HTTP headers, which allows a remote attacker to conduct a Denial of Service attack by sending a User-Agent header with deeply nested comments.
Details
- Status
- Modified
- Published
- Last changed
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- Weakness
- CWE-674
Severity
| Version | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | high 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
nvd@nist.govPrimary |
| CVSS 2.0 | medium 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
nvd@nist.govPrimary |
Affected products
Vendor and product from the NVD’s CPE applicability statements. Versions and conditions are on the NVD’s page.
- akka · http_server
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167018/Akka-HTTP-10.1.14-Denial-Of-Service.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://akka.io/blog/Vendor Advisory
- https://akka.io/blog/news/2021/11/02/akka-http-10.2.7-releasedRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://akka.io/blog/news/2021/11/22/akka-http-10.1.15-releasedRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/security/2021-CVE-2021-42697-stack-overflow-parsing-user-agent.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167018/Akka-HTTP-10.1.14-Denial-Of-Service.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://akka.io/blog/Vendor Advisory
- https://akka.io/blog/news/2021/11/02/akka-http-10.2.7-releasedRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://akka.io/blog/news/2021/11/22/akka-http-10.1.15-releasedRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/security/2021-CVE-2021-42697-stack-overflow-parsing-user-agent.htmlVendor Advisory