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Status published
Critical
CVE-2022-23943
mod_sed: Read/write beyond bounds
Vulnerability Description
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in mod_sed of Apache HTTP Server allows an attacker to overwrite heap memory with possibly attacker provided data. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4 version 2.4.52 and prior versions.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Ronald Crane (Zippenhop LLC)
References
- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/14/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RGWILBORT67SHMSLYSQZG2NMXGCMPUZO/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00033.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z7H26WJ6TPKNWV3QKY4BHKUKQVUTZJTD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X73C35MMMZGBVPQQCH7LQZUMYZNQA5FO/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-08
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220321-0001/
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-09
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
Apache HTTP Server
Vulnerable Versions:
2.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 14th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H