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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-24963
CVE-2022-24963:
Alma Linux vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability was discovered in the apr_encode functions of Apache Portable Runtime (APR) version 1.7.0. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-24963, allows an attacker to write beyond the bounds of a buffer (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) with the vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating a critical severity level that requires no privileges or user interaction to exploit (NetApp Security).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, or Denial of Service (DoS) (NetApp Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
Multiple vendors have released patches to address this vulnerability. Red Hat has included fixes in JBoss Web Server 5.7.4 release (Red Hat Portal). Debian has fixed this in versions 1.7.0-6+deb11u2 for bullseye and 1.7.2-3+deb12u1 for bookworm (Debian Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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