CVE-2021-42697 – com.typesafe.akka:akka-http

Package

Manager: maven
Name: com.typesafe.akka:akka-http
Vulnerable Version: >=10.1.0 <10.2.7

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.75541 pctl0.98854

Details

Uncontrolled Recursion in Akka HTTP Akka HTTP 10.1.x 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.

Metadata

Created: 2022-05-24T19:19:40Z
Modified: 2022-06-21T20:08:40Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-3hw2-h67c-wq66/GHSA-3hw2-h67c-wq66.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-674", "CWE-787"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-3hw2-h67c-wq66
Finding: F067
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