Denial of service in Apache MINA



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-41973
CWE-ID CWE-835
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Apache MINA
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

Vendor Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU57846

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41973

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop while processing HTTP requests. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache MINA: 2.0.0 RC1 - 2.1.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0b907da9340d5ff4e6c1a4798ef4e79700a668657f27cca8a39e9250%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/01/2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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