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CVE-2022-30522
published 2022-06-09

CVE-2022-30522: If Apache HTTP Server 2.4.53 is configured to do transformations with mod_sed in contexts where the input to mod_sed may be very large, mod_sed may make…

PriorityP260high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
90.41%
99.8th percentile
If Apache HTTP Server 2.4.53 is configured to do transformations with mod_sed in contexts where the input to mod_sed may be very large, mod_sed may make excessively large memory allocations and trigger an abort.

Affected

5 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
apachehttp_server
apache_software_foundationapache_http_server
debianapache2< apache2 2.4.54-1 (bookworm)apache2 2.4.54-1 (bookworm)
fedoraprojectfedora
fedoraprojectfedora

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • The vulnerability is specific to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.53 with mod_sed enabled; detect by identifying httpd instances running version 2.4.53 with mod_sed loaded
  • Monitor for abnormal memory allocation spikes or unexpected abort/crash of the httpd process, which may indicate exploitation of mod_sed with oversized input
  • Check if mod_sed is loaded in httpd configuration; its presence on Apache 2.4.53 is a prerequisite for this vulnerability to be exploitable
  • ·mod_sed is disabled by default on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and 8; systems where it has been explicitly enabled are at risk
  • ·httpd on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is not affected because mod_sed is not available in that package
  • ·Only Apache HTTP Server version 2.4.53 is cited as vulnerable; fixed versions include 2.4.54 and later (e.g., Debian fixed in 2.4.54-1)

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
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