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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167018/Akka-HTTP-10.1.14-Denial-Of-Service.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://akka.io/blog/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://akka.io/blog/news/2021/11/02/akka-http-10.2.7-released | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://akka.io/blog/news/2021/11/22/akka-http-10.1.15-released | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/security/2021-CVE-2021-42697-stack-overflow-parsing-user-agent.html | Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2021-11-02T21:44:54
Updated: 2022-05-11T17:06:20
Reserved: 2021-10-18T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-42697
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2021-11-02T22:15:08.957
Modified: 2022-06-13T15:41:16.767
Link: CVE-2021-42697
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