CVE-2022-30522
mod_sed denial of service
Description
If Apache HTTP Server 2.4.53 is configured to do transformations with mod_sed in contexts where the input to mod_sed may be very large, mod_sed may make excessively large memory allocations and trigger an abort.
Official description from the CVE record, published by apache. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org
Key data
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
- Score
- 0.89885 (89.9% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.8%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
Weakness (CWE)
CWE catalog version 5.0.
CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CWE license.
- CWE-789Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
Affected products
Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.
Apache HTTP Server
- affected: 2.4.53
References
Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.
- httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [oss-security] 20220608 CVE-2022-30522: Apache HTTP Server: mod_sed denial of service (openwall.com)mailing-list
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220624-0005
- FEDORA-2022-e620fb15d5 (lists.fedoraproject.org)vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-b54a8dee29 (lists.fedoraproject.org)vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202208-20 (security.gentoo.org)vendor-advisory
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Record last updated
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