CVE-2022-29404

HIGH 7.5CVE-2022-29404 · Published 09/06/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2022-29404 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting http server (apache).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 6.4%, higher than 93.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
http server apache	`≤ 2.4.53`	No fix yet

Description

In Apache HTTP Server 2.4.53 and earlier, a malicious request to a lua script that calls r:parsebody(0) may cause a denial of service due to no default limit on possible input size.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/08/5 · Mailing List
httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html · Vendor Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7QUGG2QZWHTITMABFLVXA4DNYUOTPWYQ
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YPY2BLEVJWFH34AX77ZJPLD2OOBYR6ND
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20 · Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220624-0005 · Third Party Advisory

More vulnerabilities in http server

See all →

Running one of these products? Scan your site to see whether it exposes a vulnerable version.

Scan my site free

Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

http server

apache

≤ 2.4.53

No fix yet

More vulnerabilities in http server

See all →