CVE-2021-34798

mediumpriority · attend · 53EPSS 0.645 · 99 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
64.5% (99th) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
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77 products
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Who says so?
8 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

Malformed requests may cause the server to dereference a NULL pointer. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.48 and earlier.

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remediations

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A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

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7.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 2.9
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · CISA US
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US
v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
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affected products (77)

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advisories (9)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • SSA-685781SSA-685781: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server Affecting Siemens Products2022-06-14csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    Multiple vulnerabilities were identified in the Apache HTTP Server software. These include NULL Pointer Dereferencing, Out-of-bounds Write and Server-Side Request Forgery related vulnerabilities. Siemens has released updates for several affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Siemens recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available.

  • WID-SEC-W-2022-0724Apache HTTP Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-09-16csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apache HTTP Server ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen und einen Denial of Service Zustand herzustellen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-1016Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-04-18csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Fusion Middleware ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-0064Juniper Produkte: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-01-10csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer aus dem angrenzenden Netzwerk oder ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter, lokaler oder physischer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Juniper JUNOS, Juniper JUNOS Evolved, Juniper SRX Series, Juniper EX Series, Juniper QFX Series, Juniper ACX Series, Juniper PTX Series und Juniper MX Series ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen und seine Berechtigungen zu erweitern.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-1591Juniper JUNOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-07-10csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Juniper JUNOS ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service zu verursachen, Informationen offenzulegen, Privilegien zu erweitern und Sicherheitsmechanismen inklusive zu umgehen.

  • cisco-sa-apache-httpd-2.4.49-VWL69sWQMultiple Vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server Affecting Cisco Products: November 20212021-11-24csaf · cisco_csafUS

    On September 16, 2021, the Apache Software Foundation disclosed five vulnerabilities affecting the Apache HTTP Server (httpd) 2.4.48 and earlier releases. For a description of these vulnerabilities, see the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49 section ["https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#2.4.49"] of the Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities webpage. This advisory will be updated as additional information becomes available.

  • ICSA-22-132-02Mitsubishi Electric MELSOFT iQ AppPortal2022-05-12icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in a denial-of-service condition, malicious program execution, information disclosure, information tampering, or authentication bypass.

  • ICSA-22-167-06Siemens Apache HTTP Server2022-06-14icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Multiple vulnerabilities were identified in the Apache HTTP Server software. These include NULL Pointer Dereferencing, Out-of-bounds Write and Server-Side Request Forgery related vulnerabilities. Siemens has released updates for several affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Siemens recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available.

  • BIT-apache-2021-34798NULL pointer dereference in httpd core2024-03-06vendor · osvUS

    Malformed requests may cause the server to dereference a NULL pointer. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.48 and earlier.

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