CVE-2021-39240
Public on 2021-08-17
Modified on 2022-12-14
Description
A flaw was found in haproxy. An input validation flaw when processing HTTP/2 requests causes haproxy to not ensure that the scheme and path portions of a URI have the expected characters. This may cause specially crafted input to bypass implemented security restrictions. The highest threat from this vulnerability is confidentiality.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | haproxy | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | haproxy | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Haproxy2 Extra | haproxy2 | 2023-08-21 | ALAS2HAPROXY2-2023-005 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |