CVE-2022-29404 vulnerability in Apache and Other Products
Published on June 9, 2022

Denial of service in mod_lua r:parsebody

In Apache HTTP Server 2.4.53 and earlier, a malicious request to a lua script that calls r:parsebody(0) may cause a denial of service due to no default limit on possible input size.

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Timeline

2022-06-08

released in 2.4.54

Weakness Type

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

Products Associated with CVE-2022-29404

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Apache HTTP Server

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Fedora Project Fedora

NetApp Clustered Data Ontap

Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server:

Version unspecified, <= 2.4.53 is affected.

Exploit Probability

EPSS

2.32%

Percentile

84.52%

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