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Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in modsed of Apache HTTP Server allows an attacker to overwrite heap memory with possibly attacker provided data. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4 version 2.4.52 and prior versions. The vulnerability was discovered by Ronald Crane of Zippenhop LLC and was disclosed in March 2022 (CVE Details, [Apache Security](https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities24.html)).
The vulnerability is triggered when the appendmemtolinebuf function in sed1.c invokes the memcpy function to write to the evaluated stream buffer. There are two scenarios that can trigger the vulnerability: sending 4GB of data resulting in a crash during sedevalbuffer processing due to buffer size miscalculation, or sending 2GB of data triggering the vulnerability during stream buffer finalization when trying to add a null terminator (JFrog Analysis).
The vulnerability can lead to Denial of Service and potentially Remote Code Execution if successfully exploited. When triggered, it causes a crash of the server process and can result in complete Denial of Service if multiple requests are made over time, causing all server processes to shut down repeatedly (JFrog Analysis).
The primary mitigation is to upgrade Apache to version 2.4.53 or later which contains the fix for this vulnerability. If upgrading is not possible, administrators can limit the POST method's body size using the LimitRequestBody directive in Apache's configuration file to prevent the vulnerability from being triggered (JFrog Analysis).
Source: This report was generated using AI
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