CVE-2021-41973 (GCVE-0-2021-41973)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-11-01 08:35
Modified
2024-08-04 03:22
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Summary
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.
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Apache Software Foundation Apache MINA Version: Apache MINA   < 2.1.5
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