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CVE-2022-22728

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-22728 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Apache libapreq2 versions 2.16 and earlier, impacting various Apache and Debian/Fedora distributions. This flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service by sending a specially crafted multipart form upload. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a process crash and service unavailability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:libapreq2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
35CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0471 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.apache.org / thread/2fsjoor96d47vtkpf76x4yo06nccvy1y
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00009.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2PUUS3JL44UUSLJTSXE46HVKZIW7E7PE
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3HZZKVHYYWACPWONPEFRNPIRE3HYLV4T
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BE5MEHGIQUEIISBCVHM43IN2NBDXBFOJ
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202305-20
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/08/25/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/08/25/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/08/26/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/12/29/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/12/30/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/12/31/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/12/31/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2023/01/02/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2023/01/02/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2023/01/03/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory