CVE-2021-40346

Public on 2021-09-08
Modified on 2024-02-02
Description
Proxy server haproxy has a flaw that can could allow an HTTP request smuggling attack with the goal of bypassing access-control list rules defined by haproxy. The attack was made possible by utilizing an integer overflow vulnerability that allowed reaching an unexpected state in haproxy while parsing an HTTP request. The highest threat from this vulnerability is integrity.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
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:N/I:H/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N