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CVE-2021-44790

Public on 2021-12-20
Modified on 2023-01-18
Description

A buffer overflow flaw in httpd's lua module could allow an out-of-bounds write. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted request to an httpd instance that is using the lua module may be able to cause an impact to confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core httpd 2022-01-18 21:37 ALAS2-2022-1737
Amazon Linux 2023 httpd 2023-02-17 20:46 ALAS2023-2023-072
Amazon Linux 1 httpd24 2022-01-18 20:14 ALAS-2022-1560

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H