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CVE-2022-22721

core: Possible buffer overflow with very large or unlimited LimitXMLRequestBody

Published: Mar 14, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-190
9.1CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
41.9%
Top 1.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
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Description

If LimitXMLRequestBody is set to allow request bodies larger than 350MB (defaults to 1M) on 32 bit systems an integer overflow happens which later causes out of bounds writes. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.52 and earlier.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-190

Affected Products

oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
enterprise manager ops centerOn-premWeb App
Databases / db-tooling
http serverOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
zfs storage appliance kitOn-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special Edition для «Эльбрус»On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
commercial·RU
ROSA VirtualizationOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ROSA Virtualization 3.0On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
http serverOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/38
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