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CVE-2022-22728libapreq2 multipart form parse memory corruption
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 6.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By apache
- 8 months later
· 8 months later
Published
- 24 months later
· 24 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.3% · top 6.3% of all CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · libapreq2
- affected unspecified – ≤ 2.16
References
References16
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/2fsjoor96d47vtkpf76x4yo06nccvy1y (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- [oss-security] 20220825 Re: CVE-2022-22728: libapreq2: libapreq2 multipart form parse memory corruption (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20220825 CVE-2022-22728: libapreq2: libapreq2 multipart form parse memory corruption (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20220826 Re: CVE-2022-22728: libapreq2: libapreq2 multipart form parse memory corruption (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-9e5046934e (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-cf658a432f (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-61f5b492b7 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20221229 Re: CVE-2022-22728: libapreq2: libapreq2 multipart form parse memory corruption (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20221230 Re: CVE-2022-22728: libapreq2: libapreq2 multipart form parse memory corruption (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20221231 Re: CVE-2022-22728: libapreq2: libapreq2 multipart form parse memory corruption (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20221231 Re: CVE-2022-22728: libapreq2: libapreq2 multipart form parse memory corruption (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20230102 Re: CVE-2022-22728: libapreq2: libapreq2 multipart form parse memory corruption (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20230102 Re: CVE-2022-22728: libapreq2: libapreq2 multipart form parse memory corruption (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20230103 Re: CVE-2022-22728: libapreq2: libapreq2 multipart form parse memory corruption (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230114 [SECURITY] [DLA 3269-1] libapreq2 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- GLSA-202305-20 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-27871 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2022-22728)Record last updated .