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Paper/Archive/CVE-2024-22393

CVE-2024-22393

Apache Software Foundation Apache Answer — Apache Answer: Pixel Flood Attack by uploading the large pixel file

EPSS 2%CVSS 9.1
critical.is priorityof 100
44
CVSS 9.1 (ADP)9.1 / 10 × 3027.3Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 84.4.844 × 2016.9No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Apache Answer.This issue affects Apache Answer: through 1.2.1. Pixel Flood Attack by uploading large pixel files will cause server out of memory. A logged-in user can cause such an attack by uploading an image when posting content. Users are recommended to upgrade to version [1.2.5], which fixes the issue.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Apache Answer≤ 1.2.1–CNA
apache_answer≤ 1.2.1–CISA-ADP

Scores by source

CISA ADP9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

References

advisorylists.apache.org/thread/f58l6dr4r74hl6o71gn47kmn44vw12cvrefopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/1