CVE-2021-44790
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 86.2%Possible buffer overflow when parsing multipart content in mod_lua of Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 and earlier
Published: 12/20/2021Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Alpine/apache2from 0, < 2.4.52-r0
- Bitnami/apachefrom 0, < 2.4.52
- Debian/apache2from 0, < 2.4.52-1~deb11u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References (23)
- ADVISORYhttps://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-44790
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-44790
- WEBhttp://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- WEBhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171631/Apache-2.4.x-Buffer-Overflow.html
- WEBhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
- WEBhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
- WEBhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/38
- WEBhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BFSWOH4X77CV7AH7C4RMHUBDWKQDL4YH/
- WEBhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RGWILBORT67SHMSLYSQZG2NMXGCMPUZO/
- WEBhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X73C35MMMZGBVPQQCH7LQZUMYZNQA5FO/
- WEBhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z7H26WJ6TPKNWV3QKY4BHKUKQVUTZJTD/
- WEBhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44790
- WEBhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20
- WEBhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211224-0001/
- WEBhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255
- WEBhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
- WEBhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213257
- WEBhttps://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5035
- WEBhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- WEBhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- WEBhttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-01
- WEBhttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-03
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/20/4