CVE-2021-44224
Possible NULL dereference or SSRF in forward proxy configurations in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 and earlier
Description
A crafted URI sent to httpd configured as a forward proxy (ProxyRequests on) can cause a crash (NULL pointer dereference) or, for configurations mixing forward and reverse proxy declarations, can allow for requests to be directed to a declared Unix Domain Socket endpoint (Server Side Request Forgery). This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.7 up to 2.4.51 (included).
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Key data
EPSS
- Score
- 0.82295 (82.3% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.7%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
Affected products
Apache HTTP Server
- affected: 2.4.7 up to before Apache HTTP Server 2.4*
References
- httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [oss-security] 20211220 CVE-2021-44224: Apache HTTP Server: Possible NULL dereference or SSRF in forward proxy configurations in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 and earlier (openwall.com)mailing-list
- FEDORA-2021-29a536c2ae (lists.fedoraproject.org)vendor-advisory
- DSA-5035 (debian.org)vendor-advisory
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211224-0001
- tenable.com/security/tns-2022-01
- tenable.com/security/tns-2022-03
- FEDORA-2022-b4103753e9 (lists.fedoraproject.org)vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-21264ec6db (lists.fedoraproject.org)vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-78e3211c55 (lists.fedoraproject.org)vendor-advisory
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213257
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213255
- 20220516 APPLE-SA-2022-05-16-4 Security Update 2022-004 Catalina (seclists.org)mailing-list
- 20220516 APPLE-SA-2022-05-16-3 macOS Big Sur 11.6.6 (seclists.org)mailing-list
- 20220516 APPLE-SA-2022-05-16-2 macOS Monterey 12.4 (seclists.org)mailing-list
- GLSA-202208-20 (security.gentoo.org)vendor-advisory
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Record last updated
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