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.

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.

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3269 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3269-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                         Tobias Frost     January 14, 2023                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : libapreq2     Version        : 2.13-7~deb10u2     CVE ID         : CVE-2022-22728     Debian Bug     : 1018191

    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.

    For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version     2.13-7~deb10u2.

    We recommend that you upgrade your libapreq2 packages.

    For the detailed security status of libapreq2 please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libapreq2

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

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

The version of libapreq2 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.13-38.3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2022-1637 advisory.

    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)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
175062	GLSA-202305-20 : libapreq2: Buffer Overflow	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
170053	Debian dla-3269 : libapache2-mod-apreq2 - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
165988	Amazon Linux AMI : libapreq2 (ALAS-2022-1637)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high

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