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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2021-41973 EUVD-2021-2307GHSA-6mcm-j9cj-3vc3

Apache MINA HTTP listener DOS

Published Nov 1, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by apache

Description

In Apache MINA, a specifically crafted, malformed HTTP request may cause the HTTP Header decoder to loop indefinitely. The decoder assumed that the HTTP Header begins at the beginning of the buffer and loops if there is more data than expected. Please update MINA to 2.1.5 or greater.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache MINA Apache MINA – < 2.1.5 2.1.5

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 mina2 2.1.5-1 —
Debian 13 mina2 2.1.5-1 —
Debian 12 mina2 2.1.5-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS mina +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS mina2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS mina2 No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.mina:mina-core >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.5 2.1.5 GHSA-6mcm-j9cj-3vc3
Maven org.apache.mina:mina-core < 2.0.22 2.0.22 GHSA-6mcm-j9cj-3vc3

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