{"id":"CVE-2021-36160","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-36160","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T01:11:10.896Z","title":"A carefully crafted request uri-path can cause mod_proxy_uwsgi to read above the allocated memory and crash (DoS).","description":"A carefully crafted request uri-path can cause mod_proxy_uwsgi to read above the allocated memory and crash (DoS). This issue affects Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.30 to 2.4.48 (inclusive).","published":"2021-09-16T15:15:07.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:58:26.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-125"],"affected":["apache/http server","fedoraproject/fedora","debian/debian linux","netapp/cloud backup","netapp/clustered data ontap","netapp/storagegrid","oracle/communications cloud native core network function cloud native environment","oracle/enterprise manager base platform","oracle/http server","oracle/instantis enterprisetrack","oracle/peoplesoft enterprise peopletools","oracle/zfs storage appliance kit","broadcom/brocade fabric operating system firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.62887,"percentile":0.99199,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 62.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. 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