CVE-2021-32567 Reading HTTP/2 frames too many times

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a denial of service in Apache Traffic Server by exploiting improper input validation in HTTP/2 frame processing.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-32567?

CVE-2021-32567 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server, published on 30 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in HTTP/2 of Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to DOS the server. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 7.0.0 to 7.1.12, 8.0.0 to 8.1.1, 9.0.0 to 9.0.1.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32567?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apache Traffic Server, Debian Debian Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2021-32567?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2021-32567 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32567 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apache Traffic Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-32567, GHSA-jg59-5w24-mmc9, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32567.

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