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 Severity: Low
    Title: libapreq2: Buffer Overflow
     Date: May 03, 2023
     Bugs: #866536
       ID: 202305-20

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Synopsis
=======
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in libapreq2 which
could result in denial of service.

Background
=========
libapreq is a shared library with associated modules for manipulating
client request data via the Apache API.

Affected packages
================
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  www-apache/libapreq2       < 2.17                        >= 2.17

Description
==========
TODO

Impact
=====
An attacker could submit a crafted multipart form to trigger the buffer
overflow and cause a denial of service.

Workaround
=========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
=========
All libapreq2 users should upgrade to the latest version:

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

References
=========
[ 1 ] CVE-2022-22728
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22728

Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

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

Concerns?
========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2023 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/

Gentoo: GLSA-202305-20: libapreq2: Buffer Overflow

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in libapreq2 which could result in denial of service.

Summary

TODO

Resolution

All libapreq2 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/libapreq2-2.17"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-22728 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22728

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-20

Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity
Severity: Low
Title: libapreq2: Buffer Overflow
Date: May 03, 2023
Bugs: #866536
ID: 202305-20

Synopsis

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in libapreq2 which could result in denial of service.

Background

libapreq is a shared library with associated modules for manipulating client request data via the Apache API.

Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-apache/libapreq2 < 2.17 >= 2.17

Impact

===== An attacker could submit a crafted multipart form to trigger the buffer overflow and cause a denial of service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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