PT-2021-5249 · Gsoap+1 · Gsoap+1

Published 2021-01-22 · Updated 2022-07-21 · CVE-2021-21783

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions gSOAP version 2.8.107

Description The issue is related to an integer overflow in the WS-Addressing plugin of the gSOAP software when processing SOAP requests. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted HTTP requests. The vulnerability can be triggered by sending a crafted SOAP request, allowing an attacker to execute code remotely.

Recommendations For gSOAP version 2.8.107, consider disabling the WS-Addressing plugin functionality until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation. Restrict access to the SOAP request handling module to minimize the risk of remote code execution. Avoid using the vulnerable WS-Addressing plugin until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-680

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-06055

CVE-2021-21783

Affected Products

Debian

Gsoap

References · 13

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1245 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21783 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-21783 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-21783 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-06055 · Security Note
• https://oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-21783 · Vendor Advisory
• https://oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21783 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21783 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21783 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/33500 · Telegram Post
• https://ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerabilities-is-genivia-gsoap-affect-ibm-spectrum-protect-for-virtual-environments-data-protection-for-vmware-cve-2020-13575-cve-2020-13578-cve-2020-13574-cve-2020-13577-cv-2 · Note