FKIE_CVE-2024-22393

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-02-22 10:15 - Updated: 2025-05-05 21:00
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
security@apache.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/1Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/f58l6dr4r74hl6o71gn47kmn44vw12cvVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/22/1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread/f58l6dr4r74hl6o71gn47kmn44vw12cvVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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  "id": "CVE-2024-22393",
  "lastModified": "2025-05-05T21:00:08.810",
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