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title: "CVE-2022-30522: mod_sed denial of service | CubePath"
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…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-30522
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# CVE-2022-30522: mod_sed denial of service | CubePath

## 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](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30522)

## 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](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-789](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/789.html) Memory 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](https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities%5F24.html)
- [\[oss-security\] 20220608 CVE-2022-30522: Apache HTTP Server: mod\_sed denial of service](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/08/6)  (openwall.com) mailing-list
- [security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220624-0005](https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220624-0005/)
- [FEDORA-2022-e620fb15d5](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YPY2BLEVJWFH34AX77ZJPLD2OOBYR6ND/)  (lists.fedoraproject.org) vendor-advisory
- [FEDORA-2022-b54a8dee29](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7QUGG2QZWHTITMABFLVXA4DNYUOTPWYQ/)  (lists.fedoraproject.org) vendor-advisory
- [GLSA-202208-20](https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20)  (security.gentoo.org) vendor-advisory

## Timeline

1. ID reserved May 9, 2022
2. Record published Jun 8, 2022
3. Record last updated Aug 3, 2024

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