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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-22728: libapreq2: Buffer Overflow

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-22728: libapreq2: Buffer Overflow

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/25/2022
Created
05/05/2023
Added
05/04/2023
Modified
05/04/2023

Description

A flaw in Apache libapreq2 versions 2.16 and earlier could cause a buffer overflow while processing multipart form uploads. A remote attacker could send a request causing a process crash which could lead to a denial of service attack.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-apache-libapreq2

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