SB2021050706 - Red Hat AMQ Clients 2.9.1 update for netty
Published: May 7, 2021 Updated: July 15, 2021
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21290)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure usage of temporary files in AbstractDiskHttpData method in Netty. The application stores sensitive information in temporary file that has insecure permissions. A local user can view application's temporary file and gain access to potentially sensitive data.2) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21295)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to preform HTTP request smuggling attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests in io.netty:netty-codec-http2 when converting HTTP/2 to HTTP/1 streams. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.
Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.
3) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21409)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to preform HTTP request smuggling attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests in io.netty:netty-codec-http2 in Netty, if the request only uses a single Http2HeaderFrame with the endStream set to to true. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.
Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.