Integer overflow in Apache HTTP Server

CVE-2022-28615

Apache HTTP Server 2.4.53 and earlier may crash or disclose information due to a read beyond bounds in ap_strcmp_match() when provided with an extremely large input buffer. While no code distributed with the server can be coerced into such a call, third-party modules or lua scripts that use ap_strcmp_match() may hypothetically be affected.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.063 (93.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-28615: held from 0.065 to 0.063.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.065 · newest: 0.063 · change: -0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28615?
CVE-2022-28615 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-28615?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-28615 known to be exploited?
11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.