CVE-2021-42697
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 2, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 18, 2021
Description
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.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- https://akka.io/blog/
- https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/security/2021-CVE-2021-42697-stack-overflow-parsing-user-agent.html
- https://akka.io/blog/news/2021/11/02/akka-http-10.2.7-released
- https://akka.io/blog/news/2021/11/22/akka-http-10.1.15-released
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167018/Akka-HTTP-10.1.14-Denial-Of-Service.html
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