CVE-2022-23943

high-risk
Published 2022-03-14

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.

Do I need to act?

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60.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 39% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (8)

Affected Vendors

Debian Apache Oracle Fedoraproject

References (22)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/14/1
Vendor Advisory https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00033.html
Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220321-0001/
Patch https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Third Party Advisory https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-08
Third Party Advisory https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-09
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/14/1
Vendor Advisory https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00033.html
Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220321-0001/
Patch https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
and 2 more references
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 19/34 · Moderate
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate