oss-security - Re: CVE-2022-22728: libapreq2: libapreq2 multipart form parse memory corruption

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Message-ID: <CAFRnB2UauQp7ebx2fqjOv1LFbs22P7=rV_YFqN=SbisRkMjAbA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 15:56:47 -0400
From: Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: CVE-2022-22728: libapreq2: libapreq2 multipart
 form parse memory corruption

Is this a READ or WRITE buffer overflow?

Thanks,
Alex

On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 3:52 PM Joe Orton <jorton@...che.org> wrote:
>
> Severity: important
>
> Description:
>
> A flaw in 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.
>


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