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GLSA-202305-20 : libapreq2: Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 175062

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Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202305-20 (libapreq2: Buffer Overflow)

 - 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. (CVE-2022-22728)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

All libapreq2 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose >=www-apache/libapreq2-2.17

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-20

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=866536

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 175062

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202305-20.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 5/3/2023

Updated: 5/3/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-22728

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libapreq2, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/3/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-22728