High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-41524
CVE-2021-41524
Description
While fuzzing the 2.4.49 httpd, a new null pointer dereference was detected during HTTP/2 request processing, allowing an external source to DoS the server. This requires a specially crafted request. The vulnerability was recently introduced in version 2.4.49. No exploit is known to the project.
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Affected products
32.4.49+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 2.4.49
- (no CPE)range: 2.4.49
Patches
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References
8- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/05/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211029-0009/nvdThird Party Advisory
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apache-httpd-pathtrv-LAzg68cZnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DSM6UWQICBJ2TU727RENU3HBKEAFLT6T/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EUVJVRJRBW5QVX4OY3NOHZDQ3B3YOTSG/nvd
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