CVE-2021-3422

Indexer denial-of-service via malformed S2S request

Published Mar 25, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The lack of validation of a key-value field in the Splunk-to-Splunk protocol results in a denial-of-service in Splunk Enterprise instances configured to index Universal Forwarder traffic. The vulnerability impacts Splunk Enterprise versions before 7.3.9, 8.0 versions before 8.0.9, and 8.1 versions before 8.1.3. It does not impact Universal Forwarders. When Splunk forwarding is secured using TLS or a Token, the attack requires compromising the certificate or token, or both. Implementation of either or both reduces the severity to Medium.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-26750 The lack of validation of a key-value field in the Splunk-to-Splunk protocol results in a denial-of-service in Splunk Enterprise instances configured to index Universal Forwarder traffic. The vulnerability impacts Splunk Enterprise versions before 7.3.9, 8.0 versions before 8.0.9, and 8.1 versions before 8.1.3. It does not impact Universal Forwarders. When Splunk forwarding is secured using TLS or a Token, the attack requires compromising the certificate or token, or both. Implementation of either or both reduces the severity to Medium.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Splunk
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 4:53 PM
Reserved
Mar 3, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 25, 2022, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM