CVE-2021-32785

mod_auth_openidc is an authentication/authorization module for the Apache 2.x HTTP server that functions as an OpenID Connect Relying Party, authenticating users against an OpenID Connect Provider. When mod_auth_openidc versions prior to 2.4.9 are configured to use an unencrypted Redis cache (`OIDCCacheEncrypt off`, `OIDCSessionType server-cache`, `OIDCCacheType redis`), `mod_auth_openidc` wrongly performed argument interpolation before passing Redis requests to `hiredis`, which would perform it again and lead to an uncontrolled format string bug. Initial assessment shows that this bug does not appear to allow gaining arbitrary code execution, but can reliably provoke a denial of service by repeatedly crashing the Apache workers. This bug has been corrected in version 2.4.9 by performing argument interpolation only once, using the `hiredis` API. As a workaround, this vulnerability can be mitigated by setting `OIDCCacheEncrypt` to `on`, as cache keys are cryptographically hashed before use when this option is enabled.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:openidc:mod_auth_openidc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

30 Jan 2024, 20:47

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References (MLIST) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00034.html - (MLIST) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00034.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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Netapp
Debian
Netapp cloud Backup

Information

Published : 2021-07-22 22:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:28


NVD link : CVE-2021-32785

Mitre link : CVE-2021-32785

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-32785


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

netapp

  • cloud_backup

apache

  • http_server

openidc

  • mod_auth_openidc
CWE
CWE-134

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String