CVE-2021-44716

Description

net/http in Go before 1.16.12 and 1.17.x before 1.17.5 allows uncontrolled memory consumption in the header canonicalization cache via HTTP/2 requests.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory google.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/hcmEScgc00k mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220121-0002/ third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00016.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00017.html third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-744259.pdf
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-44716?
CVE-2021-44716 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-44716?
To fix CVE-2021-44716, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-44716 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-44716 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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